| Author: | Mark Twain | ISBN: | 1230000525879 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy | Publication: | July 2, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark Twain |
| ISBN: | 1230000525879 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy |
| Publication: | July 2, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A cheerful and sharp critique of what not to do, this pleasurably wicked essay lays out what writers should and must do if they want their fiction to live and breathe ― as Twain's own fiction always does. In "How to Tell a Story," the title piece, Twain takes on such mysteries as the perfectly-timed pause and the uses of the dead-pan mask, and candidly describes his own efforts to hone his platform skills.
A cheerful and sharp critique of what not to do, this pleasurably wicked essay lays out what writers should and must do if they want their fiction to live and breathe ― as Twain's own fiction always does. In "How to Tell a Story," the title piece, Twain takes on such mysteries as the perfectly-timed pause and the uses of the dead-pan mask, and candidly describes his own efforts to hone his platform skills.
