Cassill, R. V. (Ronald Verlin),  1919- <br/><br/>
Writing fiction /  
R. V. (Ronald Verlin) Cassilli 
 - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :  Prentice-Hall,  [1975]. 
 - xvi, 174 pages ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents: Section One: The mechanics of fiction. 1. Reading as a writer -- 2. Choosing a subject -- 3. Description, narrative passages, scenes, and dialogue -- 4. Finger exercises -- 5. Notebooks and lists. Section two: The stories. In the central blue / R. V. Cassill -- Taking care / Joy Williams -- The lady with the pet dog / Anton Chekhov -- Us he devours / James B. Hall -- Murphy's Xmas / Mark Costello -- The best of everything / Richard Yates. Section Three: The concepts of fiction. 6. Unity -- 7. Plot as unity --<br/>8. Character -- 9. Tone -- 10. Theme. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-13-970111-7 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>FICTION -- AUTHORSHIP<br/>FICTION - TECHNIQUE<br/>CREATIVE WRITING<br/>SHORT STORIES
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 3355 .C3 1975