Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction (Reference)

0/5 ( ratings)

The new "nonfiction"—the adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPhee—is an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. And now Jon Franklin, himself a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come alive by applying the literary techniques of complication/resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, and pace. He illustrates his points with a close analysis and annotation of two of his most acclaimed stories, so that the reader can see, step-by-step, just how they were created. This lively, easy-to-follow guid combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning journalists—and more experienced ones, too—will find immensely

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Release: June 30, 1986

Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction (Reference)

0/5 ( ratings)

The new "nonfiction"—the adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPhee—is an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. And now Jon Franklin, himself a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come alive by applying the literary techniques of complication/resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, and pace. He illustrates his points with a close analysis and annotation of two of his most acclaimed stories, so that the reader can see, step-by-step, just how they were created. This lively, easy-to-follow guid combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning journalists—and more experienced ones, too—will find immensely

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Release: June 30, 1986

More books from Jon Franklin

The Wolf in the Parlor: The Eternal Connection Between Humans and Dogs

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Shocktrauma

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Molecules of the Mind: The Brave New Science of Molecular Psychology

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Shouting The Odds: Betting To Flee The Past

3.8/5 ( ratings)

If I Die In The Service Of Science: The Dramatic Stories of Medical Scientists Who Experimented on Themselves

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Guinea Pig Doctors: The Drama of Medical Research Through Self-Experimentation

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Letters to the Honourable Levi Woodbury: Secretary of the Treasury of the United States (Classic Reprint)

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Wolf in the Parlor: How the Dog Came to Share Your Brain

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?