TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shawver,Brian
TI  - The Language of Fiction: a Writer's Stylebook 
SN  - 9781611683318
AV  - PN3365 .L364 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Lebanon
PB  - University Press of New England
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Authorship
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Technique
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Stylistic Decisions --; Which Verb Tense Should You Write In? --; How Should You Format and Punctuate Dialogue? --; What Words Should You Use to Present Dialogue? --; Should You Phonetically Represent Characters' Speech? --; What Are Your Options for Portraying Characters' Thoughts? --; Fundamentals of Language --; Past Perfect --; Pronouns --; Adverbs --; Participial Phrases That Modify --; Diction --; Nuances of Punctuation --; Fragments --; Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Semicolons --; Dashes, Parentheses, and Nonessential Commas --; Exclamation Points and Italics --; Common Errors --; Verb Tense Shifting --; Commas --; Betrayals of Language --; Cliche; 2; b
N2  - This is not your grandfather's style guide. This is a guide focusing on how grammar, punctuation, and style can be used to create superior fiction
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