{"product_id":"the-elements-of-story-field-notes-on-nonfiction-writing-isbn-9780061689147","title":"The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing","description":"\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e“A splendid book for journalists (new or old), fiction writers, essayists, and critics. But it could also be of great use to the intelligent common reader, the man or woman who wonders why it’s impossible to finish reading certain stories and why others carry the reader in a vivid rush to the end.”\u003cbr\u003e—Pete Hamill, author of \u003cem\u003eA Drinking Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'\"\u003eIn the spirit of Strunk and White’s classic \u003cem\u003eThe Elements of Style\u003c\/em\u003e, comes \u003cem\u003eThe Elements of Story, \u003c\/em\u003eby Francis Flaherty, longtime story editor at \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. A brilliant blend of memoir and how-to, \u003cem\u003eThe Elements of Story\u003c\/em\u003e offers more than 50 principles that emphasize storytelling aspects rather than simply the mechanics of writing—a relentlessly entertaining, totally accessible writing guide for the novice and the professional alike.\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost writing books dwell on common issues of style and grammar. Yet most writers also confront complex problems of story design.This 50-rule guide by Francis Flaherty, a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e editor, offers much-needed solutions and sage advice to address these concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sometimes, say things sideways,\" Flaherty writes. \"The reader will be grateful.\" \"White is whitest on black,\" he observes. \"Let contrast work for you.\" Through such hard-won, story-level insights, sprinkled with examples from real stories and leavened with a good dose of newsroom memoir, \u003cem\u003eThe Elements of Story\u003c\/em\u003e merits a spot on every writer's shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Frank Flaherty’s The Elements of Story is a model of good sense, a clear, well-lighted path through the jungle of nonfiction narrative. It represents so much accrued wisdom that even veteran writers will want to keep it on hand, and it’s fun to read, too.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuc Sante, author of Low Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Flaherty’s book will be the classic yardstick for how to grab readers and not let go until they see and hear and think exactly what the author has seen, heard, and thought.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndre Aciman, author of Call Me By Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ailing writers, not to worry.  There is a Story Doctor in the house.  His name is Frank Flaherty, and his powerful medicine is on every page of The Elements of Story.  It belongs on your shelf right there next to that other Elements book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames O’Shea, former Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ailing writers, not to worry.  There is a Story Doctor in the house.  His name is Frank Flaherty, and his powerful medicine is on every page of The Elements of Story.  It belongs on your shelf right there next to that other Elements book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoy Peter Clark, author of “Writing Tools”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frank Flaherty has found the perfect voice to guide writers in creating muscular yet nimble prose. He’s encouraging and friendly (exuberant, even!), assured and wry. A delight to read, The Elements of Story makes me itch to write.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Royte, author of ''Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash'' and ''Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It.''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A virtual Merck Manual for story doctors, filled with insightful diagnoses and effective prescriptions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam G. 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