The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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Page 213
... story writer , but he had his limitations and he very wisely made them the basis of his art . He had no gift for devising a compact , dramatic story , such a story as you could tell with effect over the dinner - table , like L'Héritage ...
... story writer , but he had his limitations and he very wisely made them the basis of his art . He had no gift for devising a compact , dramatic story , such a story as you could tell with effect over the dinner - table , like L'Héritage ...
Page 214
... stories in the Chekov manner . I did not want to . I wanted to write stories that proceeded , tightly knit , in an unbroken line from the exposition to the conclusion . I saw the short story as a narrative of a single event , material ...
... stories in the Chekov manner . I did not want to . I wanted to write stories that proceeded , tightly knit , in an unbroken line from the exposition to the conclusion . I saw the short story as a narrative of a single event , material ...
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... story and plot . A plot is merely the pattern on which the story is arranged . ) From these books you would judge that it is only a hindrance to the intelligent author and a concession that he makes to the stupid demands of the public ...
... story and plot . A plot is merely the pattern on which the story is arranged . ) From these books you would judge that it is only a hindrance to the intelligent author and a concession that he makes to the stupid demands of the public ...
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