Author : Francis Flaherty
Publisher : Harper
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 14,88 MB
Release : 2009-06-23
Category : Art
ISBN :
In the spirit of "The Elements of Style," this nonfiction writing guide by a "New York Times" editor presents 50 secrets of successful narratives.
Author : David Herman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1444356682
Basic Elements of Narrative outlines a way of thinking about what narrative is and how to identify its basic elements across various media, introducing key concepts developed by previous theorists and contributing original ideas to the growing body of scholarship on stories. Includes an overview of recent developments in narrative scholarship Provides an accessible introduction to key concepts in the field Views narrative as a cognitive structure, type of text, and resource for interpersonal communication Uses examples from literature, face to face interaction, graphic novels, and film to explore the core features of narrative Includes a glossary of key terms, full bibliography, and comprehensive index Appropriate for multiple audiences, including students, non-specialists, and experts in the field
Author : Frank Schaffer Publications
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 19,42 MB
Release : 2012-01-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1609964942
Being able to identify the characters, their actions, the setting, the plot, and other important elements of a story deepens reading comprehension. In Story Elements, students read selections and complete exercises to learn more.
Author : Jack Hart
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 022673708X
Jack Hart, master writing coach and former managing editor of the Oregonian, has guided several Pulitzer Prize–winning narratives to publication. Since its publication in 2011, his book Storycraft has become the definitive guide to crafting narrative nonfiction. This is the book to read to learn the art of storytelling as embodied in the work of writers such as David Grann, Mary Roach, Tracy Kidder, and John McPhee. In this new edition, Hart has expanded the book’s range to delve into podcasting and has incorporated new insights from recent research into storytelling and the brain. He has also added dozens of new examples that illustrate effective narrative nonfiction. This edition of Storycraft is also paired with Wordcraft, a new incarnation of Hart’s earlier book A Writer’s Coach, now also available from Chicago.
Author : JoAnn Jackovino
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,92 MB
Release : 2015-03-19
Category :
ISBN : 9781500792947
When writing a story, there are a number of Story Writing Elements that must be understood and practiced in order to create a story of interest and quality. These story writing elements are: Genre, Theme, Setting, Characterization, Dialogue, Plot, Point of View, Voice, Imagery, Story Synopsis/Blurb, Story Title, and Story Illustrations. Elements of Story Writing explains and teaches the story writing elements listed above and also includes worksheet pages, quiz sections, literary definitions, and a section for note taking. This book is both a resource book for teachers, and a student workbook. It has been written to be used for students in elementary school through high school.
Author : Walter Mosley
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 43,65 MB
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 080214764X
The renowned novelist and author of This Year You Write a Novel shares a “compact but insight-rich” guide to fiction writing (Publishers Weekly). In his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley supplied aspiring writers with the basic tools to write a novel in one year. In this complementary follow up, Mosley guides the writer through the elements of not just any fiction writing, but the kind of writing that transcends convention and truly stands out. For writers who want to approach the genius of Melville, Dickens, or Twain, The Elements of Fiction is a must-read. Mosley demonstrates how to master fiction’s most essential elements: character and char-acter development, plot and story, voice and narrative, context and description, and more. The result is a vivid depiction of the writing process, from the blank page to the first draft to rewriting, and rewriting again. Throughout, The Elements of Fiction is enriched by brilliant demonstrative examples that Mosley himself has written here for the first time.
Author : Shawn Coyne
Publisher : Black Irish Entertainment LLC
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,21 MB
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1936891360
WHAT IS THE STORY GRID? The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not. The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult). The Story Grid is a tool with many applications: 1. It will tell a writer if a Story ?works? or ?doesn't work. 2. It pinpoints story problems but does not emotionally abuse the writer, revealing exactly where a Story (not the person creating the Story'the Story) has failed. 3. It will tell the writer the specific work necessary to fix that Story's problems. 4. It is a tool to re-envision and resuscitate a seemingly irredeemable pile of paper stuck in an attic drawer. 5. It is a tool that can inspire an original creation.
Author : Erik Bork
Publisher : Overfall Presss
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 9781732753013
Multiple Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Erik Bork (HBO's BAND OF BROTHERS) presents the seven fundamental characteristics of a great story in any medium. Writers tend to jump into the writing too quickly, without knowing they have a flawed central idea. This book is all about ensuring that doesn't happen!
Author : Charles Euchner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 29,11 MB
Release : 2015-05-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781512222968
"Without peer." "Trust me -- it works." "Just the right blend of rigor, encouragement, and fun." "Both useful and a pleasure." "A bounty of usable information." Those are just a handful of raves for The Elements of Writing (previously published as The Big Book of Writing), the only comprehensive system for writing well. Building on the latest research on learning and the brain, The Elements offers a complete apprenticeship on writing. Every skill in this book has been tested in college and high school classrooms, business and nonprofit seminars, and coaching sessions with authors. The Elements of Writing is filled with case studies. In each one, a master of writing shows you a "trick of the trade." So this book is really a group effort, with contributions from the ancients (Homer, Aristotle), timeless writers (Shakespeare, Twain, Charlotte Bronte, Crane, Miller, Hemingway, Henry Roth, Robert Penn Warren), modern masters (Capote, Kundera, Caro, Updike, McPhee, Martin Amis, Tom Wolfe, Gladwell, Agassi, O'Brien, and Zadie Smith, Mernissi), historic figures (Lincoln, Martin Luther King), and classic films ("Casablanca," "Vertigo," and "Hannah and Her Sisters"), and more. People in all fields -- high school, higher education, journalism and publishing, business and government -- have discovered the power of this unique system. Whether you're in business, school, government or nonprofit agencies, or journalism/blogging or publishing, The Big Book offers a powerful to improve your writing right away. Developed by author and teacher Charles Euchner, The Elements of Writing draws lessons from the masters to show the skills and "tricks of the trade" you need to write with clarity and power. The Elements also uses the latest research on learning and the brain to help you manage the creative process. Euchner is the author or editor of ten books, most recently the acclaimed "Nobody Turn Me Around: " A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington" (Beacon Press, 2010). Euchner has also written a trilogy of the world of modern sports ("Playing the Field," "The Last Nine Innings," and "Little League, Big Dreams"), studies of grassroots politics ("Urban Policy Reconsidered," with Steve McGovern, and "Extraordinary Politics"), and works on regional policy and planning (the two-part "Governing Greater Boston" series).
Author : Eric Scerri
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 33,44 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0195391314
In A Tale of Seven Elements, Eric Scerri presents the fascinating history of those seven elements discovered to be mysteriously "missing" from the periodic table in 1913.
