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![]() | What If? (1990) Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers A non fiction book by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter |
What If? is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experienced writers. These exercises are designed to develop and refine two basic skills: writing like a writer and, just as important, thinking like a writer. They deal with such topics as discovering where to start and end a story; learning when to use dialogue and when to use indirect discourse; transforming real events into fiction; and finding language that both sings and communicates precisely. What If? will be an essential addition to every writer's library, a welcome and much-used companion, a book that gracefully borrows a whisper from the muse.
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Hardback Editions
October 1990 : Hardback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Pamela Painter, Anne Bernays ISBN: 0-06-016443-3 / 978-0-06-016443-0 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1990 : Hardback
| Title: What if?: Writing exercises for fiction writers Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-06-270038-3 / 978-0-06-270038-4 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2009 : Paperback
| Title: What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (3rd Edition) Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-205-61688-7 / 978-0-205-61688-6 Publisher: Longman Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Paperback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-06-272006-6 / 978-0-06-272006-1 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Paperback
| Title: What If? - (College Edition, Second Edition) - Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter Publisher: Pearson/Longman Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2003 : Paperback
| Title: What If: Writg Exerc& LM Jrnl Creatv Wri Pk Author(s): Anne Bernays ISBN: 0-321-25418-X / 978-0-321-25418-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company Availability: Amazon More details... |
November 2003 : Paperback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-321-10717-9 / 978-0-321-10717-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Longman Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2000 : Paperback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays ISBN: 0-321-02685-3 / 978-0-321-02685-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Addison-Wesley Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1999 : Paperback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-321-02686-1 / 978-0-321-02686-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman Ltd. (United Kingdom) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1997 : Paperback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-673-99002-8 / 978-0-673-99002-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Longman Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1995 : Paperback
| Title: What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0-8230-5005-X / 978-0-8230-5005-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1991 : Paperback
| Title: What If? Author(s): Anne Bernays Publisher: HarperPerennial Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
January 1990 : Paperback
| Title: What if Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers Author(s): Anne Bernays Publisher: Harper Collins Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1989 : Paperback
| Title: WHAT IF? (Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers) Author(s): Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter Publisher: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS Availability: Amazon More details... |
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