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《如何写短篇故事(及其发表)》这门Coursera课程将深入探讨短篇故事这一精巧的文学艺术形式。课程旨在帮助您创作引人入胜、能同时打动读者和编辑的微型叙事。 课程首先会提供一份推荐阅读书单,列出知名作家作品供您比较学习。接着,课程将详细解析短篇故事的核心要素,包括三幕式结构、多样化的场景设定、以及第一人称与第三人称、过去时与现在时等叙事选择。课程还将重点讨论“冲突升级”的概念,深入分析主角与反派之间的动态关系,以及这些关键元素的多样性和复杂性。 同时,课程也会审视类型文学的期望如何影响读者体验,探讨如何遵循或颠覆故事结构和常见套路。此外,课程还将介绍实验性短篇小说,以Donald Barthelme及Oulipo作家等人的作品为例,展示非传统的叙事技巧。授课导师还将分享自己发表作品的经验。 学员将完成两项写作任务:一篇100字的微型小说和一篇长度不超过1000字的闪小说。选择提交作业的学员将获得反馈。课程最后,将提供关于投稿、应对退稿以及如何进一步创作长篇小说的实用建议。
Short stories are perfect written artworks in miniature. This course looks at short story writing in detail to help you craft compelling short narratives that please readers and editor alike.In this course, you will learn about the key elements of short stories, starting with a suggested reading list of well-known authors for comparison.The course will cover common components of short stories, including the three-act structure, various settings, and essential choices regarding person and tense. The concept of rising conflict will be discussed as a dynamic between the protagonist and antagonist, exploring the variety and complexity of these vital elements.The course will also examine how genre expectations influence a story's impact on readers, considering structure and common tropes that can be either followed or subverted. Experimental short fiction, including works by Donald Barthelme and Oulipo writers, will be addressed as examples of unconventional narrative techniques. The course tutor will also give personal examples from his own published work.Participants will complete two assignments: a piece of micro-fiction (100 words) and a longer flash piece (up to 1000 words). Feedback will be provided to students who choose to submit their work for assessment. The course concludes with practical advice on submitting work for publication, handling rejection, and progressing to longer fiction, if desired.