{"product_id":"9781439127568","title":"Follow the Story: How to Write Successful Nonfiction","description":"An indispensable guide to nonfiction writing from the Columbia Journalism School professor and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist behind the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBlind Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Sport\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDen of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFollow the Story,\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and journalist James B. Stewart teaches you the techniques of compelling narrative writing, from nonfiction books to articles, feature stories, or memoirs. Stewart provides concrete directions for conceiving, reporting, structuring, and writing nonfiction—techniques that he has used in his own successful books and stories. By using examples from his own work, Stewart illustrates systematically a way of thinking about and executing stories, a method that has helped numerous reporters and Columbia students become better writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollow the Story\u003c\/i\u003e examines in detail: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow an idea is conceived \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to “sell” ideas to editors and publishers \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to report the nonfiction story \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSix models that can be used for any nonfiction story \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to structure the narrative story \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to write introductions, endings, dialogue, and description \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to introduce and develop characters \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to use literary devices \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePitfalls to avoid \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLearn from this book a clear way of looking at the world with the alert curiosity that is the first indispensable step toward good writing.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139950199024,"sku":"9781439127568","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439127568_p0.jpg?v=1763784115","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439127568","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}