Fiction writing

post-millennial Zola. Mr. Wallace's... fiction reveals him as a student of literary post-modernists... flirting with metafictional tropes and self-referential narratives. (NYT)”. The New York Times is an incredibly well respected paper whose reputation depends on its articles authenticity. That particular article was written by Jay McInerney in March 1996 when Infinite Jest was first published. McInerny is a published novelist three times over in addition to writing editorials for the New York…

In the essay entitled "The Unfamiliar Truth: Three Recent Books of Fiction" Joshua Harmon discusses Baxter's technique of defamiliarization. The author explains this technique as presenting familiar situation or things and putting a unique twist to them. The reason for this technique is to enhance the reader’s perception through the duration of the story. Moreover, Harmon points out that Baxter provides moderate changes when developing his characters with the usage of defamiliarization so people…

Normally, they were book reports, and, except for the few overachievers in every grade, were rather lackluster. Ms. Miller, a character in a flash fiction story, seems to have the opposite problem, and must lay out a strict set of rules for the students and parents tackling dioramas on the origins and forms of time. In Rebecca Schwarz’s flash fiction story “A Note to Parents Regarding the Beginning and End of Time Diorama Presentations for Ms. Miller’s Third Grade Class,” Schwarz uses a…

greatest writers in history. She was able to accomplish great success because she incorporated many famous literary theories into her literature. Virginia’s style of writing can be derived from Terry Eagleton’s theory in his essay, What is Literature? Virginia also incorporated Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory on truth into her writing and themes of her works, including Jacob’s Room. Her transcendentalist style can be depicted from Emerson’s theory on nature. Furthermore, she developed the chaos…

Vern,” the first part of the conversation reads. “Asked Brenda,” “said Gary,” “said Brenda,” and so on, Mailer relates. He appears to remove himself from the writing because the dialogue tags are so straightforward, even lacking descriptors. Mailer chooses what the characters say, and Gutkind’s argument attests that, “as in fiction writing, dialogue enhances action and characterization” (1997: 23). DeLillo has also used the tool of description very effectively. In Libra the element of…

The fiction book Melissa had chosen was Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin. Nevertheless, Melissa is familiar with “Pete the Cat” she has prior knowledge. In Addition, Melissa like Pete the Cat books which was her reason for choosing the…

her. She has written poems and books forever. She is always writing and she has a contract that she needs to write 2 books a year. She is one of the New York Times best-selling authors, and her book has helped a lot of people. She contributed to the literature by really helping people know how to write great and what literary devices to use and how to write great poems. I seriously want her to live forever so that she could keep writing books that inspires everyone and helps change the world for…

The novel deals with the political and quasi-historical documentation, calling for an appreciation of arguments regarding the historiography of the Partition. The novel is a part of Partition fiction that seeks to signify the social and psychosomatic realities of a particular place at a particular time (Lahore during 1942–1948), and an attention to the representative approaches that allow the text to heighten its meaning. Furthermore, one can…

In the article "Subverting the "Mainstream" Paradigm through magical realism in Thomas King's Green Grass Running Water” Ibis Gômez-Vega is arguing the use of magical realism - surreal elements incorporated into a realist narrative - in Green Grass Running Water is to “subvert the hegemonic paradigms that inform America culture” about Native Americans (1). Her thesis is portrayed though the creation stories and the four old Indian’s role in the novel. Gômez-Vega evaluates the trickster narrative…

Young Adult fiction has always been enriched with ancient myths, folklore and legends. This can be seen from The Chronicles of Narnia to Harry Potter. By using myths and alluding to ancient sources in Young Adult fiction this has normally guaranteed these books to be a success. The main books which will be focused on in this dissertation are the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. All of these books, according to the…