The art of creative nonfiction : writing and selling the literature of reality / Lee Gutkind

By:

Gutkind, Lee, 1945-

Language: eng Series: Wiley books for writers seriesPublication details: New York : Wiley, 1997 Description: ix, 211 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780471113560
0471113565

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808/.02

LOC classification:

PN 145 G984a 1997

Contents:

1. For Writers, Thinkers, Silent Observers (and Other People with Stories to Tell) -- 2. A Definition of the Genre -- The Boundaries of the Profession -- 3. The Devices of Creative Nonfiction -- 4. Scenes: The Building Blocks of Creative Nonfiction -- 5. Framing -- 6. Main Point of Focus -- 7. Information Transfer and the Personal Point of View -- 8. Think Globally -- Act Locally -- 9. Getting Started -- 10. Immersion -- 11. Interviewing -- 12. The Elusive Truth -- 13. In Conclusion -- App. 1. A Sample Book Proposal -- App. 2. On the Road to an M.F.A. -- App. 3. Writers' Colonies and Conferences -- App. 4. Helpful Information -- App. 5. Readings.

Summary: Guidelines for choosing topics, advice on conducting interviews and using electronic research tools, tips for focusing and structuring for maximum effectiveness, advice on working with editors and literary agents.

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1. For Writers, Thinkers, Silent Observers (and Other People with Stories to Tell) --
2. A Definition of the Genre --
The Boundaries of the Profession --
3. The Devices of Creative Nonfiction --
4. Scenes: The Building Blocks of Creative Nonfiction --
5. Framing --
6. Main Point of Focus --
7. Information Transfer and the Personal Point of View --
8. Think Globally --
Act Locally --
9. Getting Started --
10. Immersion --
11. Interviewing --
12. The Elusive Truth --
13. In Conclusion --
App. 1. A Sample Book Proposal --
App. 2. On the Road to an M.F.A. --
App. 3. Writers' Colonies and Conferences --
App. 4. Helpful Information --
App. 5. Readings.

Guidelines for choosing topics, advice on conducting interviews and using electronic research tools, tips for focusing and structuring for maximum effectiveness, advice on working with editors and literary agents.

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