She was educated at the University of Arizona, Barnard College of Columbia University, Cambridge University, and the Yale School of Drama.
Burroway's intelligence and gift for words resulted in one of her elementary school teachers tutoring her in poetry after class. The second child and only daughter of tool and die worker Paul Burroway and his wife Alma (née Milner). Early life and education īurroway was born in Tucson, Arizona. Now in its 10th edition, the book is used as a textbook in writing programs throughout the United States. While Burroway's literary fame is due to her novels, the book that has won her the widest readership is Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, first published in 1982. Raw Silk is her most acclaimed novel thus far. Her novel The Buzzards was nominated for the 1970 Pulitzer Prize. Burroway's published oeuvre includes eight novels, memoirs, short stories, poems, translations, plays, two children's books, and two how-to books about the craft of writing. Janet Burroway (born September 21, 1936) is an American author. There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction.Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft This book is a master class in creative writing that also calls on us to renew our love of storytelling and celebrate the skill of writing well. And who knows what future favorite will get her start reading this edition? There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction.
And the examples and quotations throughout the book feature a wide and diverse range of today’s best and best-known creators of both novels and short stories. It includes new topics and writing prompts, and each chapter now ends with a list of recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed, allowing for further study. Moving from freewriting to final revision, the book addresses “showing not telling,” characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. Burroway’s tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. This new edition continues to provide advice that is practical, comprehensive, and flexible. Now in its tenth edition, Writing Fiction is more accessible than ever for writers of all levels-inside or outside the classroom. Janet Burroway’s best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. A creative writer’s shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction.
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