Summary
A manual on the craft of nonfiction writing from a "story doctor" for the New York Times.
Notes
- narrative-sequencing-informs-meaning
- good-endings-make-a-story-memorable
- good-story-leads-entice-and-inform
- good-writing-makes-the-familar-new
- stories-need-action-and-commentary
- vague-language-signals-imprecise-thinking
- use-language-with-necessity
- ensure-the-trunk-of-a-narrative-is-more-substantial-than-the-branches
- marry-form-with-function
- give-abstract-concepts-a-human-face
Citation
Flaherty, Francis. The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing. Reprint edition. Harper Perennial, 2010.
