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020			_a9780061689154 _qpaper back
040			_cCentral library, KU
041			_2eng
082			_a808.543 _bFLE
100			_aFlaherty, Francis
245			_aThe elements of story : _bfield notes on nonfiction writing/ _cby Francis Flaherty
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York: _bHarper; _c2010
300			_axxi, 293 pages ; _c 21 cm
350			_a2470.00
504			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_tPart 1. A HUMAN FACE.
505			_a Every story, even the driest, has a human face. Draw it well and put it on display, for to readers it is a mirror and a magnet
505			_tPart 2. THE THEME.
505			_aThe writer must be loyal to his major theme. He must study all its facets, and he must tamp down other topics that threaten to displace or diminish it
505			_tpt. 3. MOTION.
505			_aGood stories are a brisk journey, and the reader can always feel the breeze in his hair Stroke and glide: all stories are divided into two parts: the action, and the commentary
505			_tPart 4. ARTFULNESS.
505			_aThe artful writer sees what others see. He just sees it in a drawn-fresh way The smell of pleather: the five senses are a writer's most formidable tools
505			_tpt. 5. TRUTH AND FAIRNESS.
505			_aWriting is an art, and art bestows a license. But the license is a limited one, and it never sanctions material omission or unfair play
505			_tpt. 6. LEADS AND OTHER ARTICLE PARTS.
505			_aLeads and settings, transitions and kickers: each part of an article demands its own peculiar art
505			_tpt. 7. THE BIG TYPE.
505			_aTitles and subtitles are turbocharged text. They are your work distilled.
520			_aSummary: A writer's reference by a "New York Times" editor shares fifty strategies for writing successful nonfiction narratives, in a lighthearted guide that draws on real-world examples and incorporates tales from his work in the newsroom
650			_aNarration (Rhetoric)
650			_aReportage literature--Technique
650			_aStorytelling
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