RT Journal
T1 WRiting the short story.
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1909
FD August 7
VO LIII
IS 6
SP 473
OP 474
DO 10.1001/jama.1909.02550060049021
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.02550060049021
AB This book should be popular among physicians so many of whom devote their leisure hours to story-writing. The book begins with a historical review of the rise of the short story, calling attention to the fact that the story-writer is the lineal descendant of the story-teller, and briefly tracing the evolution of the written story down through the ages. In Part I the nature of the modern short story is discussed at length. In Part 2 the structure is considered. Part 3 deals with preparation for authorship. Part 4 discusses the manuscript and its market. Part 5 is composed of seven appendices. As editor of a popular magazine the writer has handled thousands of manuscripts and his advice is correspondingly valuable.