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Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves

Telling Stories in an Age of Blogging

von: Jerry Lanson
57,99 €
Verlag:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	16.11.2010
ISBN/EAN:	9781442208698
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	224

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Beschreibungen

Titelbeschreibung

Using a narrative thread that ties practical advice to his personal experience as reporter, blogger and professor, Jerry Lanson fills his new book on nonfiction writing with time-proven techniques to beat writer's block and hone the skills necessary to write well. Examples from Lanson's own work as well as that of other widely read reporters, bloggers and essayists make Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves a practical guide for writers seeking to perfect their own work. From learning to frame ideas early, to developing the writer's voice, the tips, tricks, and lessons that Lanson shares will enliven any writer's work.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

Using a narrative thread that ties practical advice to his personal experience as a professor, reporter, and blogger, Jerry Lanson fills his book on nonfiction story telling with time-proven techniques to beat writer's block and hone the skills necessary to write well. Writing for Others, Writing for Ourselves provides readers of all ages a practical guide to perfecting their own work. From showing how to frame ideas early to how to gather and choose telling details for story, Lanson shares tips, techniques and lessons that will sharpen and enliven any writer's work.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Finding a Place —and Space—to Think
 Chapter 2 A Little Jazz
 Chapter 3 Culling Life's Experience
 Chapter 4 Gathering String
 Chapter 5 The Passive Observer at Work
 Chapter 6 Finding Fresh Stories
 Chapter 7 Reconnaissance
 Chapter 8 Honing the Focus
 Chapter 9 Interviewing for Story
 Chapter 10 Bring Back the Breed of the Dog
 Chapter 11 Six-Word headlines, Ten-Point Outlines
 Chapter 12 Drafting Fast
 Chapter 13 Organizing Stories
 Chapter 14 No One Gets It Right the First Time
 Chapter 15 Finding a Niche

Autorenportrait

Jerry Lanson has coached editors and reporters at newspapers ranging from The Christian Science Monitor to The Boston Globe. He contributes regularly to The Monitor's opinion pages. He is a former Deputy City Editor and Peninsula Bureau Chief of the San Jose Mercury News in San Jose, California. He was part of the city-desk staff awarded a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. Lanson is currently associate professor of journalism at Emerson College.