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Writing Fiction is a widely used, nonprofit textbook for creative writers that moves readers from first inspiration through final revision with practical techniques, exercises, and contemporary short‑story examples.

Brian Kiteley’s essay offers writers practical tools and exercises for navigating creative writing challenges, focusing on technique, authorship, and reader engagement.

"How to Write YOUR Novel" is a special how-to manual full of anecdotes and writing examples. Produced in Meg Chittenden's warm conversational style, this book makes the reader feel a sense of one-on-one teaching from a personal mentor. Like a tool kit full of encouragement and dawn-breaking gems, Meg's instruction is easily accessible to beginning writers; published authors will find subtle nuances to, and reminders of the craft involved in their work. Meg instructs and supports every step of the way with specifics, tactics and tricks that will have you surprised and delighted with how YOUR writing and YOU, the writer, are evolving. As a published author, I personally found "How to Write YOUR Novel" uplifting and reassuring, and I learned something new from every chapter. As a teacher of fiction writing technique, I highly recommend the book to writers at any stage of development. I also highly recommend reading Margaret Chittenden's novels -- you'll KNOW her philosophy and methods really work! - Garda Parker

An English-language guide offering over seventy-five creative writing exercises to sharpen rhetoric, authorship, and fiction technique.