| The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing Contributor(s): Flaherty, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061689157 ISBN-13: 9780061689154 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Authorship - Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 808.543 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.28" W x 7.97" (0.56 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A splendid book for journalists (new or old), fiction writers, essayists, and critics. But it could also be of great use to the intelligent common reader, the man or woman who wonders why it's impossible to finish reading certain stories and why others carry the reader in a vivid rush to the end." --Pete Hamill, author of A Drinking Life In the spirit of Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style, comes The Elements of Story, by Francis Flaherty, longtime story editor at The New York Times. A brilliant blend of memoir and how-to, The Elements of Story offers more than 50 principles that emphasize storytelling aspects rather than simply the mechanics of writing--a relentlessly entertaining, totally accessible writing guide for the novice and the professional alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Flaherty, Francis: - Francis Flaherty has worked for more than seventeen years at The New York Times. He has written for Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, Commonweal, and The Progressive and teaches journalism at NYU. He lives with his wife and two children in Brooklyn, New York. |