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More copies of this ISBNFollow the Story: How to Write Successful Nonfictionby James B Stewart
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In Follow the Story, bestselling author and journalist James B. Stewart teaches you the techniques of compelling narrative writing.
It is the indispensable guide to writing successful nonfiction books, articles, feature stories, or memoirs. Stewart provides concrete directions for conceiving, reporting, structuring, and writing nonfiction — techniques that he has used in his own successful books and stories. By using examples from his own work, Stewart illustrates systematically a way of thinking about and executing stories, a method that has helped numerous reporters and Columbia students become better writers. Follow the Story examines in detail:
Learn from this book a clear way of looking at the world with the alert curiosity that is the first indispensable step toward good writing. Synopsis:From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling "Den of Thieves" and "Blood Sport" comes a hands-on guide to the art of reporting and the craft of writing compelling non-fiction, featuring the techniques Stewart uses in his own work.
About the AuthorJames B. Stewart is the author of Heart of a Soldier, the bestselling Blind Eye and Blood Sport, and the blockbuster Den of Thieves. A former Page-One editor at The Wall Street Journal, Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. He is a regular contributor to SmartMoney and The New Yorker. He lives in New York.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction 1 Curiosity 2 Ideas 3 Proposals 4 Gathering Information 5 Leads 6 Transitions 7 Structure 8 Description 9 Dialogue 10 Anecdotes 11 Humor and Pathos 12 Endings 13 Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendixes Index
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