--- product_id: 4343144 title: "Creating Short Fiction" brand: "damon knight" price: "₱1948" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/4343144-creating-short-fiction store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Creating Short Fiction **Brand:** damon knight **Price:** ₱1948 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Creating Short Fiction by damon knight - **How much does it cost?** ₱1948 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/4343144-creating-short-fiction) ## Best For - damon knight enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted damon knight brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Creating Short Fiction ## Images ![Creating Short Fiction - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81u+ZruodRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ There's a Reason SWFA Named Its Lifetime Achievement Award After Him *by E***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2013* CREATING SHORT FICTION by Damon Knight is a foundational, 101-level, instruction book that you've probably been looking for, especially if you are interested in writing genre fiction. This book will teach you to write better short stories and get them sold.For those who are unfamiliar with Knight, he was an author, an editor, and a critic. Knight was a Hugo Award winner, founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), cofounder of the Milford Writer's Workshop, and cofounder of the Clarion Writers Workshop. SFWA's Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement was renamed after him. In other words, Knight the real deal.CREATING SHORT FICTION begins by describing the four stages of a writer's development. If you are not yet making sales, this list gives you an idea of how close you are. Knight then works through all the elements of writing a short story, so that you may progress from one stage to the next.He teaches developing writers how to select and develop ideas, offering a checklist of all the elements a story must contain for it to be able to stand under its own weight. Knight then provides an annotated version of one of his short stories as an introduction behind the curtain, to see those elements at work. The remainder of CREATING SHORT FICTION helps writers decide how to begin a story; how to select and develop a character, his motivation, and his viewpoint; how to maintain a reader's attention; and how to finish a story. Always the good teacher, Knight then concludes his book by offering some advice on what writers should expect as their career develops, offering tips and highlighting traps to avoid.Nearly every page of CREATING SHORT FICTION contains great advice that is all but guaranteed to improve the quality of your short stories. Do not mistake its brevity for lack of substance. It is a powerful tool that will reward re-reading, so long as you put Knight's advice to work. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best book (I've studied) to help you be a better writer! *by S***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 23, 2022* This was the textbook we used at USF's Creative Writing Course back in the late 80s. I recommend it to any person interested in writing professionally. It won't make you a writer, but it could help you to be a better one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book the new author can NOT do without.... *by B***3 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 4, 2010* I just started writing fiction stories in 2008. I've never gone deep into the subject of 'writing' in general. I am currently studying: Grammar, Vocabulary, Style, ect....This book is the BEST book I've read to this date! I keep it next to me daily, and I've read it now at least a couple dozen times. When I get nervous; especially creatively... I break open this book, and read one chapter. The outcome: THOUGHTS FLOWING FROM MY HEART TO MY BLOOD TO MY VEINS TO MY HAND; DIRECTLY INTO MY PEN, AND ONTO THE PAGE!I do still write ALL my stories out using the 'pen to paper' method. I think typing them directly into an electronic device... ? I have no words as to how I feel about this method, but whatever works for the writer.There is only ONE other book that has hit me as hard and deep as this very book; I will mention it here; "Writing Down the Bones" by: Natalie Goldberg. Now, she does mention poems a lot. Nonetheless, if you replace the word poem, with story, it will all make perfect sense.In closing: My writing studio is decorated on either side with orange sticky notes; they all contain direct quotes from this book: "Creating Short Fiction" and "Writing Down the Bones" Not only do these books instruct/teach; they also inspire, and break writer's block! Trust me; I had writer's block for also three years!!! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/4343144-creating-short-fiction](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/4343144-creating-short-fiction) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-05-03*