{"product_id":"telling-true-stories-isbn-9780452287556","title":"Telling True Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eInterested in journalism and creative writing and want to write a book? Read inspiring stories and practical advice from America’s most respected journalists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe country’s most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvard’s Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism. \u003ci\u003eTelling True Stories\u003c\/i\u003e presents their best advice—covering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling your first book. More than fifty well-known writers offer their most powerful tips, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eTom Wolfe\u003c\/b\u003e on the emotional core of the story\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eGay Talese\u003c\/b\u003e on writing about private lives\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Gladwell\u003c\/b\u003e on the limits of profiles\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNora Ephron\u003c\/b\u003e on narrative writing and screenwriters\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAlma Guillermoprieto\u003c\/b\u003e on telling the story and telling the truth\u003cbr\u003e• Dozens of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists from the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly, New Yorker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and more . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays contain important counsel for new and career journalists, as well as for freelance writers, radio producers, and memoirists. Packed with refreshingly candid and insightful recommendations, \u003ci\u003eTelling True Stories\u003c\/i\u003e will show anyone fascinated by the art of writing nonfiction how to bring people, scenes, and ideas to life on the page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTelling True Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: An Invitation to Narrative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStories Matter \u003ci\u003eby Jacqui Banaszynski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelving into Private Lives \u003ci\u003eby Gay Talese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Narrative Idea \u003ci\u003eby David Halberstam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDifficult Journalism That's Slap-Up Fun \u003ci\u003eby Katherine Boo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Finding, Researching, and Reporting Topics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer and Wendy Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding Good Topics: A Writer's Questions \u003ci\u003eby Lane DeGregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding Good Topics: An Editor's Questions \u003ci\u003eby Jan Winburn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReporting for Narrative: Ten Overlapping Rules \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Tape or Not to Tape? \u003ci\u003eby Adam Hochschild, Jacqui Banaszynski, Jon Franklin, and Gay Talese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterviewing: Accelerated Intimacy \u003ci\u003eby Isabel Wilkerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Psychological Interview \u003ci\u003eby Jon Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticipatory Reporting: Sending Myself to Prison \u003ci\u003eby Ted Conover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing There \u003ci\u003eby Anne Hull\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot \u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e Being There \u003ci\u003eby Louise Kiernan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReporting Across Cultures \u003ci\u003eby Victor Merina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReporting on Your Own \u003ci\u003eby S. Mitra Kalita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eField Notes to Full Draft \u003ci\u003eby Tracy Kidder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoing Enough Reporting? \u003ci\u003eby Walt Harrington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Story Idea to Published Story \u003ci\u003eby Cynthia Gorney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Narrative) J School for People Who Never Went \u003ci\u003eby Adrian Nicole LeBlanc\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Name Your Subgenre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer and Wendy Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfiles \u003ci\u003eby Jacqui Banaszynski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ladder of Abstraction \u003ci\u003eby Roy Peter Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery Profile Is an Epic Story \u003ci\u003eby Tomas Alex Tizon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Limits of Profiles \u003ci\u003eby Malcolm Gladwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravel Writing: Inner and Outer Journeys \u003ci\u003eby Adam Hochschild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Personal Essay and the First-Person Character \u003ci\u003eby Phillip Lopate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Personal Singular: Sometimes, It Is About You \u003ci\u003eby DeNeen L. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColumns: Intimate Public Conversations \u003ci\u003eby Donna Britt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting About History \u003ci\u003eby Jill Lepore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdventures in History \u003ci\u003eby Melissa Fay Greene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrative Investigative Writing \u003ci\u003eby Katherine Boo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublic Radio: Community Storytelling \u003ci\u003eby Jay Allison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Constructing a Structure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer and Wendy Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Narrative Writers Can Learn from Screenwriters \u003ci\u003eby Nora Ephron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Begin the Beginning \u003ci\u003eby DeNeen L. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrative Distance \u003ci\u003eby Jack Hart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing Our Subjects' Voices: Quotes and Dialogue \u003ci\u003eby Kelley Benham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHearing Our Subjects' Voices: Keeping It Real and True \u003ci\u003eby Debra Dickerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving Story and Idea \u003ci\u003eby Nicholas Lemann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEndings \u003ci\u003eby Bruce DeSilva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Building Quality into the Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer and Wendy Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharacter \u003ci\u003eby Jon Franklin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails Matter \u003ci\u003eby Walt Harrington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping Character \u003ci\u003eby Stanley Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReconstructing Scenes \u003ci\u003eby Adam Hochschild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Reconstructed Scene \u003ci\u003eby Adam Hochschild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSetting the Scene \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHandling Time \u003ci\u003eby Bruce DeSilva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSequencing: Text as Line \u003ci\u003eby Tom French\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting Complicated Stories \u003ci\u003eby Louise Kiernan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow I Get to the Point \u003ci\u003eby Walt Harrington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Emotional Core of the Story \u003ci\u003eby Tom Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTelling the Story, Telling the Truth \u003ci\u003eby Alma Guillermoprieto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Voice \u003ci\u003eby Susan Orlean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eby Mark Kramer and Wendy Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Line Between Fact and Fiction \u003ci\u003eby Roy Peter Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToward an Ethical Code for Narrative Journalists \u003ci\u003eby Walt Harrington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlaying Fair with Subjects \u003ci\u003eby Isabel Wilkerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecuring Consent \u003ci\u003eby Tracy Kidder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTruth and Consequences \u003ci\u003eby Katherine Boo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDealing with Danger: Protecting Your Subject and Your Story \u003ci\u003eby Sonia Nazario\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Dilemma of Immersion Journalism \u003ci\u003eby Anne Hull\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthics in Personal Writing \u003ci\u003eby Debra Dickerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking Liberties: The Ethics of the Truth \u003ci\u003eby Loung Ung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ethics of Attribution \u003ci\u003eby Roy Peter Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat About Endnotes? 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\u003ci\u003eby Helene Atwan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Book Idea to Book Contract \u003ci\u003eby Jim Collins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour Book and the Marketplace \u003ci\u003eby Geri Thoma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing Over: From Advocacy to Narrative \u003ci\u003eby Samantha Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Passion for Writing \u003ci\u003eby Susan Orlean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuggested Reading\u003cbr\u003eWeb Sites and Internet Resources\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Editors\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“Tantalizing essays… Ultimately this is a book about why stories matter and how journalists can and should master the craft of storytelling, whether they work in newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television, or film… [B]rims with wisdom on how to get to the emotional core of nonfiction stories. It contains useful advice on everything from how to get people to open up… to how to distill all the material you have gathered into a polished story that glues readers to the page… This is the kind of book that any aspiring storyteller can dip into and learn from, no matter what the stage of his or her career.”—\u003cb\u003eAlison Bass, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Tips spill from every chapter of the book… Every page—and I mean every page—contains important wisdom for every journalist. \u003ci\u003eTelling True Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is the relatively rare guide that offers value to veteran journalists, to novices, to investigative journalists and to beat reporters.—\u003cb\u003eSteve Weinberg, \u003ci\u003eThe IRE Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A virtuoso collection of essays by writers on writing non-fiction; these remarkable insights into the craft were collected at Harvard University and includes selections from such notable veteran scribes as Tom Wolfe, Tracy Kidder, Susan Orlean, David Halberstam, Nora Ephron and Malcolm Gladwell.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Practical advice for writers on how to get published, write a memoir, and more.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Provides advice from 51 nonfiction writers, including notables Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, and Nora Ephron… Writers coming to this book should not expect one clear-cut path for producing strong nonfiction; instead, the book provides pointed but wide-ranging advice on writing-a good illustration of the creativity behind nonfiction and the individuality of the writing process. There is enough variety for almost any nonfiction writer to find inspiration and guidance. Topics include interviewing techniques, storytelling, using tape recorders and notebooks, developing characters and scenes, and editing. The section titled ‘Building a Career in Magazines and Books’ will especially help new writers.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e was writer-in-residence in the American Studies Program at Smith College (1980-1990), writer-in-residence and a professor of journalism at Boston University (1990-2001), and writer-in-residence and founding director of the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism at Harvard University (2001-2007). He's written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly,\u003c\/i\u003e and many other periodicals. He's co-author of two leading textbook\/readers on narrative nonfiction: \u003ci\u003eTelling True Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e. He's written four additional books: \u003ci\u003eMother Walter and the Pig Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThree Farms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvasive Procedures\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravels with a Hungry Bear\u003c\/i\u003e. He's currently at work on a book about writing narrative nonfiction. His website is www.tellingtruestories.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy Call\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eNo Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2011 Grub Street National Book Prize for Nonfiction. She co-edited \u003ci\u003eTelling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. Wendy has served as Writer in Residence at 20 institutions, five national parks, four universities, a public hospital, and a historical archive. She writes and edits nonfiction, translates Mexican poetry and short fiction, and works as a teacher at Richard Hugo House and Goddard College. Before turning to full-time word-working in 2000, she devoted a decade to work for social change organizations in Boston and Seattle. The daughter of a middle-school math teacher and a career Navy officer from Michigan, Wendy grew up on and around military bases in Florida, Pennsylvania, southern California, and southern Maryland. 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