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The Art of Creative Nonfiction : Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality

The Art of Creative Nonfiction : Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality Paperback - 1997 - 1st Edition

by Lee Gutkind

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  • Title The Art of Creative Nonfiction : Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality
  • Author Lee Gutkind
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited, John, Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 1997
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0471113565I3N00
  • ISBN 9780471113560 / 0471113565
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 5.97 x 0.61 in (22.94 x 15.16 x 1.55 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Reportage literature - Authorship
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96028002
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.02

From the rear cover

A complete guide to the art and craft of creative nonfiction--from one of its pioneer practitioners

The challenge of creative nonfiction is to write the truth in a style that is as accurate and informative as reportage, yet as personal, provocative, and dramatic as fiction. In this one-of-a-kind guide, award-winning author, essayist, teacher, and editor Lee Gutkind gives you concise, pointed advice on every aspect of writing and selling your work, including: Guidelines for choosing provocative--and salable--topics Smart research techniques--including advice on conducting penetrating interviews and using electronic research tools Tips for focusing and structuring a piece for maximum effectiveness Advice on working successfully with editors and literary agents

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About the author

LEE GUTKIND is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh, the first school to grant an M.F.A. degree in creative nonfiction. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, among numerous other grants and awards. Mr. Gutkind is the author of five previous books, including Many Sleepless Nights, winner of the American Heart Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scientific Journalism.