Elements of Story : Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing

English

ISBN: 0061689149

EAN: 9780061689147

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric/Performing Arts / Storytelling/

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 06/23/2009

Synopsis: Most writing books dwell on common issues of style and grammar. Yet most writers also confront complex problems of story design.This 50-rule guide by Francis Flaherty, a New York Times editor, offers much-needed solutions and sage advice to address these concerns.Sometimes, say things sideways, Flaherty writes. The reader will be grateful. White is whitest on black, he observes. Let contrast work for you. Through such hard-won, story-level insights, sprinkled with examples from real stories and leavened with a good dose of newsroom memoir, The Elements of Story merits a spot on every writers shelf.

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Elements of Story : Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.05 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 13.47 oz

Pages: 320