Background
Yourke, Laurel A. was born on March 22, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Harold Eugene and Ester Raymond Yourke.
("Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, a...)
"Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense." In Mark Twain's time, as in ours, we accept reality as plausible. In writing, however, readers must be coaxed into accepting plots and characters as real. Take Your Characters to Dinner: Creating the Illusion of Reality in Fiction shows writers exactly how to do that. The book introduces the saucy, redheaded character Georgina, who is getting to know the characters in her novel. Along with Georgina, readers discover how to write compelling fiction. Each chapter of this book covers one aspect of fiction writing, using analysis, checklists, models, examples of humorous errors, and writing exercises. An extensive glossary is also provided.
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Yourke, Laurel A. was born on March 22, 1946 in New York City. Daughter of Harold Eugene and Ester Raymond Yourke.
Bachelor, State University of New York, Cortland, 1967. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1980.
Teacher Yorktown (New York ) Hts. Public Schools, Madison (Wisconsin) Public Schools, 1980—1982. Faculty associate University Wisconsin, Madison, since 1989.
Committee member School of Arts, Madison, Wisconsin, since 1997. Associate director Writer's Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, since 1998. Speaker's bureau presenter Wisconsin Humanities Council, since 1994.
("Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, a...)
Member of Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets.