Creative Writing: A Guide and Glossary to Fiction WritingAll writers are familiar with terms like plot, suspense, conflict and character. They may be less familiar with intertextuality, anachrony, and fabula, and they may be even less confident in achieving the effects these terms refer to. This book defines fictional techniques and guides the potential writer in their use. It may spark off ideas for stories and novels and provide first aid for failing stories. A story's ending may come as a surprise to the