Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction Franklin JonathanPaperback
Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction Franklin JonathanPaperback The new "nonfiction"--the adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman…
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Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction Franklin JonathanPaperback
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. Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come alive by applying the literary techniques of complication/resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, and pace. 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.
This lively, easy-to-follow guid combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning 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.