This book is a goldmine for any aspiring non-fiction writer out there! Features a collection of lessons from dozens of famous writers, each short chapter including both instruction and practical application. The exercises can easily be tailored to any writing style and cover concepts such as writing about images and photographs, finding truth, memories and inspiration, characterization, place, voice, craft, and revision. 332 pgs, pb.
Now Write! Nonfiction
SKU
035543
ISBN
9781585427581
Grade 10-AD
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Description
Publisher's Description of Now Write! Nonfiction
Beginners and seasoned writers alike will relish the opportunity to use the top-notch writing exercises collected in Now Write! Nonfiction culled from the personal stashes of bestselling and critically-acclaimed nonfiction authors like legendary essayist Gay Talese (Thy Neighbor’s Wife), New York Times-bestselling authors Ishmael Beah (A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier) Reza Aslan (No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam), and Tilar Mazzeo (The Widow Clicquot), 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winner John Matteson (Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father), creative nonfiction icon Lee Gutkind (Creative Nonfiction magazine), and many other top memoirists, journalists, and teachers of creative nonfiction, these exercises offer fresh ideas for every facet of creative nonfiction writing, from pushing through writers block to organizing a story, capturing character to fine-tuning dialogue, injecting new life into a finished piece to starting a new work from scratch.
Now Write! Nonfiction will take you out into the field with creative nonfiction’s master practitioners:
Now Write! Nonfiction will take you out into the field with creative nonfiction’s master practitioners:
- Peek inside Gay Talese’s mind, as he shares the “writer’s road map” he used to organize information for his classic book Thy Neighbor’s Wife and his seminal essay “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.”
- Learn from Reza Aslan why what you remember isn’t as important as why you remember it the way you do
- Explore the importance of cultural nuance in language with Ishmael Beah
- Discover Lee Gutkind’s simple trick, performed with a highlighter, that can help any writer identify whether their piece is truly showing action, or just telling
Category Description for Now Write! Series
Written for aspiring authors, this series guides students through writing exercises to guide their brainstorming, researching, organizing, and writing of their magnum opus. Focusing on different genres, each book features insights and exercises from acclaimed authors or teachers in that genre. Books are divided into sections, which cover various themes related to the genre. Sections range from understanding the genre, developing characters, story setting, plot development, point of view, and more. Within each section, there are numerous “chapters” that introduce that chapter’s author, and then launch into helpful information and tips, concluding with practice exercises. This unique methodology inspires authors to pursue their passions! While no objectionable information was noted, themes may include material suited for a mature audience.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 10-AD |
| Brand: | Tarcher |
| Author: | Sherry Ellis |
| ISBN: | 9781585427581 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.9 |
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