The Art & Craft of the Short Story, Paperback/Rick DeMarinis

The Art & Craft of the Short Story explores every key element of short fiction, including story structure and form; creative and believable characters; how to begin and where to end; and the generation of ideas; as well as technical aspects such as point of view; plot; description and imagery; and theme. Examples from the work of a wide variety are used. The author includes five of his own stories to demonstrate these topics. About the Author: Rick DeMarinis has published eight novels and six collections of short stories. His collection, Borrowed Hearts , won the Independent Book Publishers Award for best short fiction, 2000. His short fiction has appeared in such magazines as GQ , Harpers , The Atlantic , and Esquire . In 1986 he won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for short fiction, and two of his stories have been published in Best American Short Stories . He taught fiction writing at San Diego State University, and the University of Texas at El Paso.