The Elements of Story - Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing

The bulk of writing books address grammar, style, and other line-by-line topics. However, Francis Flaherty believes that complex story-level matters-how to make a story move and how to use description to buttress your theme-pose equally common and far more formidable problems for writing students. Drawn from Flaherty''s long experience at the New York Times, this book shows how Times articles read the way they do. ''Sometimes, say things sideways,'' Flaherty writes. ''The reader will be grateful.'' ''White is whitest on black,'' he observes. ''Let contrast work for you.'' Through these and other hard-won story-level insights, sprinkled with examples from real stories and leavened with a good dose of newsroom memoir, The Elements of Story fills a large gap in the long shelf of writing books.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Francis Flaherty
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.09.2010
• EAN: 9780061689154
• ISBN: 978-0-06-168915-4
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Diritto, professione, finanze > Formazione, professione, carriera; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; Linguistics, Communication Studies, Renaissance style, Literary reference works, Language learning: writing skills, Writing and editing guides, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Encyclopaedias and reference works, REFERENCE: General, COMPOSITION & WRITING: COMPOSITION, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Style Manuals, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Journalism, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Communication Studies, Composition & Writing / Composition