"How Fiction Works"

"How Fiction Works" explores the techniques writers use to craft compelling stories. It examines how elements like plot, character, and setting create meaning and evoke emotions. The book discusses conventions and expectations that readers bring to fiction, and how authors manipulate these to surprise, engage, or move us. It also analyzes narrative devices, point of view, and the importance of language. Overall, it reveals the artful choices behind storytelling, showing how fiction mirrors real life while illuminating human experience in creative and impactful ways.