You Can't Make This Stuff Up
Author(s): GUTKIND LEE
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Hachette Books
- : Hachette Books
- : 0.34
- : August 2012
- : 1.00000mm X 6.25000mm X 9.25000mm
- : July 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : GUTKIND LEE
- : BC
- : 7-Dec
- : English
- : 808/.02
- : 288