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The Language of Fiction : a Writer's Stylebook / Brian Shawver.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lebanon : University Press of New England, (c)2012.Description: 1 online resource (257 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781611683318
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PN3365 .L364 2012
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
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.
Subject: 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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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE Non-fiction PN3365 .53 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Link to resource Available ocn823388679

Includes bibliographies and index.

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

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.

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