Tell It Slant, Third Edition

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-260-45459-8
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 445 g

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Two award-winning authors reveal everything you need to know to develop your own distinctive voice and craft compelling, creative nonfiction

“Tell all the Truth but tell it Slant.”
—Emily DickinsonWith these words, Dickinson offers sound advice for nonfiction writers: Tell the truth but become more than mere transcribers of daily life. Since 2003, Tell It Slant has set the standard for creative nonfiction instruction, showing writers how to move beyond mere facts and, instead, make the most of their own “slant” on the world. This revised and updated third edition offers:• New and expanded chapters on writing about identity, maintaining a productive work/life balance, and navigating the publishing industry
• An anthology with diverse pieces that range from traditional essay to the graphic memoir
• Expanded discussion of contemporary and emerging literary forms
• New “Try It” writing exercises throughout the bookWhether planning a course or learning on your own, Tell It Slant provides everything you need to know to develop a distinctive voice and to craft compelling creative nonfiction. This book provides the basis for a complete education in nonfiction writing, wherever your classroom might be.“Tell It Slant is a valuable and comprehensive resource for nonfiction writers, filled with exhilarating examples, powerful exercises, and pure inspiration. Miller and Paola are gifted teachers and writers with endless wisdom to share and a lovely way of sharing it with struggling writers at every level.”
—Dinty W. Moore, author of The Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, Brenda

Paola, Suzanne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Unterrichtsmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface to the Third Edition of Tell It Slant

Part I Unearthing Your Material

1 The Body of Memory

2 Writing the Family

3 “Taking Place”: Writing the Physical World

4 Gathering the Threads of History

5 The Body of Identity

6 Writing the Arts

7 Glorious Facts: Research and the Research Essay

Part II The Many Forms of Creative Nonfiction

8 The Tradition of the Personal Essay

9 Innovative Forms: The Wide Variety of Creative Nonfiction

10 Mixed-Media, Cross-Genre, Hybrid, and Digital Works

Part III Honing Your Craft

11 The Particular Challenges of Creative Nonfiction

12 The Basics of Good Writing in Any Form

13 The Writing Process and Revision

14 The Power of Writing Communities

15 Publishing Your Creative Nonfiction

16 Putting on Our Editors’ Hats

Part IV Anthology

Reading as a Writer

1 The Fine Art of Sighing

2 Leap

3 Jumping the Fence

4 To Keep an Ear to the Ground

5 Of Smells

6 On Touching Ground

7 Perdition

8 The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee

9 The Coroner’s Photographs

10 Because, the Ferguson Verdict

11 First

12 Math 1619

Appendix I: Good Habits for Healthy Writers

Appendix II: Resources for Writers

Credits

Index

About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Miller, Brenda
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Paola, Suzanne
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide