The countryâs most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvardâs Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism. Telling True Stories presents their best adviceâcovering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling your first book. More than fifty well-known writers offer their most powerful tips, including:
âĸ Tom Wolfe on the emotional core of the story
âĸ Gay Talese on writing about private lives
âĸ Malcolm Gladwell on the limits of profiles
âĸ Nora Ephron on narrative writing and screenwriters
âĸ Alma Guillermoprieto on telling the story and telling the truth
âĸ Dozens of Pulitzer Prizeâwinning journalists from the Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and more . . .
The essays contain important counsel for new and career journalists, as well as for freelance writers, radio producers, and memoirists. Packed with refreshingly candid and insightful recommendations, Telling True Stories will show anyone fascinated by the art of writing nonfiction how to bring people, scenes, and ideas to life on the page.