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From the work of the New Journalists in the 1960s, to the New Yorker essays of John McPhee, Susan Orlean, Atul Gawande, and a host of others, to narratives such as Mary Roach's Stiff, narrative nonfiction has come into its own. Yet writers looking for guidance on reporting and writing true stories have had few places to turn for advice. Now in Storycraft, Jack Hart, a former managing editor of the Oregonian who guided several Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"Neil and Nan write a nonfiction narrative about roller-coaster rides at a local amusement park. Their article includes facts and pictures about the best rides. Additional concepts include: hooks, sensory details and main ideas. Activities in the back help the reader write their own narrative nonfiction"--
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Writers Digest Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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This book provides guidelines, examples, and advice on hundreds of style issues, plus punctuation, grammar, and usage. Each easy-to-find entry is written just for the creative writer. Part one contains rules on the elements of correct style. Part two has advice on word choice, description, metaphor, slang, pace, and many other aspects of clear, powerful writing. -- Publisher description.
"Textbook rules about punctuation and grammar can be difficult...
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