{"product_id":"writing-for-story-9780452272958","title":"Writing for Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.  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.  Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come alive by applying the literary techniques of complication\/resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, and pace.  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.  This lively, easy-to-follow guid combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning journalists—and more experienced ones, too—will find immensely helpful:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cl\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"All in all, an impressive introduction to a difficult subject, done with disarming candor.  Franklin provides concise, no-nonsense tips … in a lively, easy-to-follow style that's refreshingly free from the usual 'creative writing' jargon.  It's a technique that beginning journalists, and even those more experienced, will find especially helpful and revealing.  Franklin knows what he's talking about and shares his knowledge with admirable generosity.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Learning to write the short story, always a challenge for budding fiction writers, is for Franklin … the royal road to success in feature writing today,  Thoroughly and methodically, he shows aspiring journalists how to 'nail down' the operative elements of a story—complication\/resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, and pace—and, through close analysis of two  of his prize-winning features, what to do and in what order to do it … a sound, fertile book, recommended for attaining effective writing skills.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eI. The New School for Writers\u003cbr\u003eII. Mrs. Kelly's Monster\u003cbr\u003eIII. The Ballad of Old Man Peters\u003cbr\u003eIV. Stalking the True Short Story\u003cbr\u003eV. Structure\u003cbr\u003eVI. The Outline\u003cbr\u003eVII. Structuring the Rough\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Contemplating the Structure\u003cbr\u003eIX. Polishing\u003cbr\u003eX. The Nature of Art and Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Annotated Monster\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: The Annotated Ballad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/l\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864617660759,"sku":"9780452272958","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780452272958.jpg?v=1722272744","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-for-story-9780452272958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}