Follow the Story - How to Write Successful Nonfiction

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the bestselling "Den of Thieves" and "Blood Sport" comes a hands-on guide to the art of reporting and the craft of writing compelling non-fiction, featuring the techniques Stewart uses in his own work.

List of contents

Contents

Introduction

1 Curiosity

2 Ideas

3 Proposals

4 Gathering Information

5 Leads

6 Transitions

7 Structure

8 Description

9 Dialogue

10 Anecdotes

11 Humor and Pathos

12 Endings

13 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendixes

Index

About the author

James B. Stewart is a columnist at The New York Times and the author of numerous books including the blockbuster Den of Thieves, Blood Sport, DisneyWar, and his most recent New York Times bestseller, Unscripted. He won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. He is a regular contributor to SmartMoney and The New Yorker. He is a professor of business journalism at Columbia University and lives in New York.

Product details

• Authors: James B. Stewart, James Brewer Stewart, Stewart James B.
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.1998
• EAN: 9780684850672
• ISBN: 978-0-684-85067-2
• No. of pages: 381
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Publishing industry & book trade, Publishing and book trade