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1、HOWTOWRITEADAMNGOODNOVELHOWTOWRITEADAMNGOODNOVELJAMESN.FREYSt.Martin'sPress•NewYorkHOWTOWRITEADAMNGOODNOVEL.Copyright©1987byJamesN.Frey.Allrightsreserved.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Nopartofthisbookmaybeusedorreproducedinanymannerwhatsoeverwithoutwritt
2、enpermissionexceptinthecaseofbriefquotationsembodiedincriticalarticlesorreviews.Forinformation,addressSt.Martin'sPress,175FifthAvenue,NewYork,N.Y.10010.DesignbyJayaDayalLibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataFrey,JamesN.Howtowriteadamngoodnovel.1.Fict
3、ion—Technique.I.Title.PN3365.W371987808.387-16343ISBN0-312-01044-3109876543TomystudentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,ExtensionCONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTSxiINTRODUCTIONxiii1.WHATIT'SALLABOUTIS"WHO"1•What'sthewho?•SubspeciesofHomoFictus.•Creatingwonderfully
4、roundedcharacters,or,howtoplayGod.•Makingcharacterssizzle.•Buildingcharacterfromthegroundup:thefictionalbiography.•Interviewingacharacter,or,gettingtoknowhimtheeasyway.•Atthecharacter'score:therulingpassion,andhowtofindit.•Thesteadfastprotagonist,heartbeatof
5、thedramaticnovel.•Stereotypedcharactersandhowtoavoidthem.•Charactermaximumcapacityandthe"wouldhereally"test.2.THETHREEGREATESTRULESOFDRAMATICWRITING:CONFLICT!CONFLICT!CONFLICT!27•Thehowandwhyofconflict:bringingacharactertolife.•Equalizingtheforcesofoppositio
6、n.•Thebondingprinciple,or,keepingyourcharactersinthecrucible.•Innerconflictandthenecessitythereof.•Patternsofdramaticconflict:static,jumping,andslowlyrising.•Genres,thepigeonholesofliterature.viiiContents3.THETYRANNYOFTHEPREMISE,OR,WRITINGASTORYWITHOUTAPREMI
7、SEISLIKEROWINGABOATWITHOUTOARS49•What'sapremise?•Organicunityandhowit'sachieved.•Premisedefined.•Premisesthatwork,andthosethatdon't.•Findingyourpremise.•ThethreeC'sofpremise.•Premiseandselectivity.•Theunconsciouswriter.4.THEABC'SOFSTORYTELLING68•What'sastory
8、?•Thedramaticstory.•Beginningthestorybeforethebeginning.•Thealternatives.•Incidentandcharacter:howeachgrowsoutoftheother.•Theusesofthestepsheet.5.RISINGTOTHECLIMAX,OR,THEPROOFOFTHEPUDDINGISINTHE
