Sentences with phrase «best nonfiction story»

Not exact matches

While the bulk of the book addresses how to write fiction, Pressfield shows how the same principles of writing good stories can apply to writing nonfiction.

While it is well - organized and beautifully paced, with touches of lyrical writing throughout, surely the source of its appeal is that it is a wonderful story that also happens to be true, as warm and fuzzy as nonfiction can get without suggesting a collaboration of Horatio Alger and Sylvester Stallone.

Like its predecessor, «Under the Gun» potently combines statistics, expert commentary and personal stories into a well - researched and easy - to - consume piece of nonfiction filmmaking.

The film, based on the nonfiction book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, showcases the parts of Zamperini's life that took place both immediately before and during WWII — with a bit of childhood flashbacks thrown in for story purposes as Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, showcases the parts of Zamperini's life that took place both immediately before and during WWII — with a bit of childhood flashbacks thrown in for story purposes as story purposes as well.

Also at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Sarah Polley's «Stories We Tell» was named best nonfiction film and Bruno Delbonnel received best cinematographer for «Inside Llewyn Davis.»

And in a similarly placed story (on the Times front page) a couple of weeks before Rich's, colleague Pam Belluck reported that a new study in the journal Science had found that «after reading literary fiction, as opposed to popular fiction or serious nonfiction, people performed better on tests measuring empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence — skills that come in especially handy when you are trying to read someone's body language or gauge what they might be thinking.»)

Good Girl Work, (Millbrook Press, 1999), which relates stories of female child labor, was named by the ALA as one of the best nonfiction books published for young adult readers in 1999.

The class reads several novels together, as well as a variety of short stories, poems, and nonfiction.

The second unit, Reading to Learn: Grasping Main Ideas and Text Structures, addresses essential skills for reading expository nonfiction, such as ascertaining main ideas, recognizing text infrastructure, comparing texts, and thinking critically, as well as the skills for reading narrative nonfiction, such as determining importance by using knowledge of story structure.

On the nonfiction side, she has represented memoirs, cookbooks, and prescriptive books of all kinds, as well as science, humor, pop culture, and real - life inspirational stories.

Brandi's client list reflects her multifaceted passions: On the nonfiction side, she has represented memoirs, cookbooks, and prescriptive books of all kinds, as well as science, humor, pop culture, and real - life inspirational stories.

Narrative Magazine awards a US$ 4000 new and emerging writers» prize for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one - act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published in the magazine.

You're in the best position to identify and communicate what's new or groundbreaking in your nonfiction book or novel and to uncover story ideas you can pitch to the media.

What it all comes down to is knowing the craft of what you're writing and doing due dil to bring the best possible story or nonfiction book to your readers.

At a low point in my writing career, just as I was thinking about giving up, I received the good news that one of my stories had been selected for the annual Pushcart Prize anthology of the best short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of the previous year.

As in all the best narrative nonfiction, the story moves in time, portraying the lives of the swimmers and providing vivid detail about the era.

Of course, readers want an emotional coupling with the story and the characters, but we authors should learn to push the nonfiction informational aspects in our novels that would add to a reader's knowledge as well as the pure entertainment of reading our novel.

Get the inside story on book publishing success by attending a special live teleseminar interview with Michael Port, author of Book Yourself Solid, one of the top best - selling nonfiction books of the past few years.

From Pulitzer Prize - winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty - first century's great, unequal cities.

Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean One of our best narrative nonfiction writers returns with the story of one of the most remarkable dogs of all time: Rin Tin Tin.

Whether people agree with the premise or not, it is an interesting read as a nonfiction book or a crime novel, either way, it makes for a good story.

We love a good story — whether it's revealed in poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction.

Bibliography: The Good Mother (1986), Inventing the Abbotts (1987 - stories), Family Pictures (1990), For Love (1993), The Distinguished Guest (1995), While I Was Gone (1999), The World Below (2001), The Story of My Father (2004 - nonfiction), Lost in the Forest (2005)

Wherever you draw the line between fiction and nonfiction, remember the basic rules of good citizenship: Do not re-create incidents and characters who never existed; do not write to do harm to innocent victims; do not forget your own story, but while considering your struggle and the heights of your achievements, think repeatedly about how your story will affect and relate to your reader.

McNair's fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in American Fiction: Best Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers, Prime Number, River Teeth, Fourth Genre, Brevity, Creative Nonfiction, and other publications.

Memoir is the personal side of creative nonfiction but there's a public side as well, often referred to as narrative or literary journalism — or «big idea» stories.

Just very well - crafted essential information about the book's story and characters, whether it's a novel, romance, mystery, YA, memoir or nonfiction how - to book.

Like reading a good book, each speaker drew me in and told me their story, a story that was meant to teach me something about writing creative nonfiction.»

The nonfiction part of the phrase means the story is well - researched, relies on facts, and uses real people and events.

Del Sol Review seeks to publish unsolicited work in the categories of speculative fiction of all kinds as well as poetry, prose poetry, creative nonfiction, short stories, and flash fiction.

This could be a short story, a sample (this works well with nonfiction), or a brief novella.

For those interested in running, a good story, or writing nonfiction, Born to Run is a worthwhile read.

The $ 4,000 Narrative Prize is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative.

Forums like Reddit can be good places to post stories for nonfiction authors and some fiction authors.

A good editor will enter the author's universe and come up with new and original ideas wherever needed to spike the story, deepen the personalities, add an unexpected dimension to the accelerating pace of the narrative, whether it's fiction or nonfiction.

Perhaps like you, they have either keen awareness of their subject (nonfiction) or passion for a story well told (fiction).

Featuring ten all - new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring eleven of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids working today, this collection is the perfect book for you, whether you use your powers for good — or evil.

Featuring ten all - new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring eleven of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids working today, this collection is the perfect book for you, whether you use your powers for good — or evil.

A good story is still a good story, and a compelling nonfiction travel tale will not just evoke a strong sense of place, it will contain the same human themes and narrative elements as a good work of short fiction.

«Peter Gleick, one of the most visible and respected advocates for smart water use, has made a well - researched and timely first foray into popular nonfiction with his new book, Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water.

Whether at trial or in an appellate courtroom, writing his own superb autobiographical nonfiction, the best - selling Just Mercy, or in his efforts to evoke and acknowledge the historical narratives of the black experience and our legacy of racial injustice in America through the work of the Equal Justice Initiative, Stevenson employs well - told stories to change the shape of the world.

Through parent company Thrive Write, LLC Joni provides ghostwriting as well as story and line editing of book - length manuscripts (including nonfiction, memoirs and novels) for select clients.