Publisher's Synopsis
Millions of writers and students of fiction are still determining the finer points that cannot be ignored when writing or studying fiction. There are several books on the theory of the novel and novelists for professors. However, there is quite a void when you think of novelist professors explaining the art and craft of fiction. It is like saying that what is shown cannot be stated. Here is a novelist-professor showing what goes on in his mind. This book contains theory, criticism, and the creative process concerning the novel. It also focuses on reading, writing, and publishing the novel today.
This book is significant because it deals with the nature of literary fiction and how this form of fiction is indebted to Shakespeare. Literary fiction writers can be unsure of what literary fiction implies and its boundaries. This book has the answers. It also talks about magical realism, particularly the Salman Rushdie kind. More than anything, it shows how a blogger can create a book without much effort.
