Writing True
The Art And Craft of Creative Nonfiction.
About this book
This book shows writers of all ages how to find and develop nonfiction topics that matter to them--in ways that make readers care too. It emphasizes writing for discovery, not just writing what one knows. It emphasizes a strong authorial presence (voice) and a convincing point of view. Most important, it not only tells but also shows how writing true involves the poet's attention to language, the fiction writer's power of storytellling, the journalist's pursuit of fact, and the scholar's reliance on research. The first part of the book offers ten practical chapters from getting started to turning first ideas into finished work.
Subjects
- authorship
- college readers
- creative nonfiction
- creative writing
- english language
- english language, rhetoric
- english language--rhetoric
- essay
- essay--authorship
- pe1408 .p43723 2006
- prose literature
- reportage literature
- reportage literature--authorship
- report writing
- rhetoric