You Can't Make This Stuff Up
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Description
From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair) comes this indispensable how-to for nonfiction writers of all levels and genres, "reminiscent of Stephen King's fiction handbook On Writing" (Kirkus). Whether you're writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism, telling true stories well is hard work. In You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, offers his unvarnished wisdom to help you craft the best writing possible. Frank, to-the-point, and always entertaining, Gutkind describes and illustrates every aspect of the genre. Invaluable tools and exercises illuminate key steps, from defining a concept and establishing a writing process to the final product. Offering new ways of understanding the genre, this practical guidebook will help you thoroughly expand and stylize your work.
PUBLISHER:
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10:
0738215546
ISBN-13:
9780738215549
BINDING:
Paperback / softback
BISAC:
Reference
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2012
NUMBER OF PAGES:
288
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
9.05(H) x 6.10(W) x 1.05(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / Adult
LANGUAGE:
English