Story Building Narrative Techniques for News and Feature Writers

Name: Story Building Narrative Techniques for News and Feature Writers
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ISBN: 9780761838289

ISBN-10: 0761838287

ISBN-13: 9780761838289

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Authors: Ndaeyo Uko

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Story Building demystifies the narrative style of writing by playfully undoing the knots of journalistic storytelling. It provides personalized guidance and practical advice on how to muster the passion and skills to gather compelling details needed to tell an engaging journalistic story on deadline. To write like a pro, you must think and report like a pro. In this book, accomplished journalists-from the smallest newspapers to the New York Times-take readers on their beats and, with a friendly voice, explain their actions and their choices. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $65.99
Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/7/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 291
Size: 6.07" wide x 8.97" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


How the Book Is Organized


Acknowledgements



No News Is Hard News



Manic Curiosity: Gathering Information for the Narrative Story



Finding the Shoehorn: Aggressive Observation



Interviewing for narrative: Why Interview when you can Chat?



Staying on Top of the Interview: Practical Tips



The Abuse and Use of Descriptive Detail



Language and Style



Stealing from the Novelist's Bag of Tricks



Laying Out the Facts: How to Tell the Narrative Story



Leading to the End



Greed and Grit: Guided Tour of a Storyteller's Mind



Persuasive Storytelling: Not a Matter of Opinion



Between Typing and Writing: The Narrative Art of Reviewing Art



A Story about Getting Hired



Freelancing: Narrative for Hire


Notes


Index


About the Author