Personal Fiction Writing is a complete and practical guide for teachers of writing from elementary through college level and for beginning writers. In seven basic chapters it treats the writing of fiction as a natural process that anyone can do with pleasure: Describing Place, Describing People, Describing Action, Writing Dialogue, Writing Monologue, Developing Structure, and Shaping Longer Works -- a completely new chapter added by Willis. Each chapter has numerous examples by student and adult writers. Busy teachers will particularly appreciate the more than 400 specific writing assignments, every one of which has been classroom tested. For this new edition, Willis has revised the text throughout.