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Do you idolize Stephen King? Are your fantasies filled with scenes of writing the Great American Novel, maybe being revered as the next Steinbeck or Morrison? Would you rather clutch a Pulitzer than an Emmy any day?. Writing has a reputation, deserved or not, for being a dream job. At a party, if someone asks an author what they do for a living, the answer is likely to cause eyes to glaze over and jaws to drop in awe. There is just something about the idea of spending your life serenely turning out exquisitely crafted prose that's appealing. Yet most people haven't a clue what a writer's life
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The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction is an essential guide to writing in a wide range of genres, from travel writing to feminist polemic and writing on nature, history, death, friendship and sexuality. Part 1 explores the full range of genres and asks the question: what is literary non-fiction? Part 2 includes tips by such bestselling literary non-fiction writers as: Lisa Appignanesi, Rosemary Bailey, Gillian Beer, Bidisha, Lizzie Collingham, William Dalrymple, Stevie Davies, Colin Grant, Rahila Gupta, Philip Hoare, Siri Hustvedt, Alice Kessler-Harris, Barry Lopez, Richard Mabey, Robert Macf
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ELEMENTS OF FINE WRITING -- PURPOSE OF THE NOTEBOOK -- Goal, Quest, Story -- CHANCE PARTICULARS -- Use of the Senses -- Specificity, Precision, and Concrete Detail -- PLACE -- Landscape and Nature -- Towns, Streets, and Buildings -- PEOPLE -- Portraits and Interviews -- Encounters, Observations, and Activities -- FACTS, HISTORY, AND CULTURE -- Basic Facts, History, and Cultural Observations -- TECHNICAL AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION -- Informational Notes -- CHRONICLE -- Record of Daily Activities and Travels -- PERSONAL RESPONSES -- Feelings and Contemplations -- COMMONPLACE NOTES: PERSPECTIVES OF OTHERS AND MISCELLANEA -- Quotations and Thoughts from Experts, Scholars, and Literary Forebears-and Other Miscellanea -- ASSOCIATIONS AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE -- Metaphor and Simile -- REFLECTIONS -- Thoughts and Musings -- WRITING NOTES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- APPENDIX
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