Story building : narrative techniques for news and feature writers - Uko, Ndaeyo (Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2007)
Foreword / Mark Kramer -- Preface -- How the book is organized -- Acknowledgements -- 1. No news is hard news -- 2. Manic curiosity : gathering information for the narrative story -- 3. Finding the shoehorn: aggressive observation -- 4. Interviewing for narrative : why interview when you can chat? -- 5. Staying on top of the interview : practical tips -- 6. The abuse and use of descriptive detail -- 7. Language and style -- 8. Stealing from the novelist's bag of tricks -- 9. Laying out the facts : how to tell the narrative story -- 10. Leading to the end -- 11. Greed and grit : guided tour of a storyteller's mind -- 12. Persuasive storytelling : not a matter of opinion -- 13. Between typing and writing : the narrative art of reviewing art -- 14. A story about getting hired -- 15. Freelancing : narrative for hire -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-227) and index.
Keywords: Feature writing; Journalism -- Authorship; Narration (Rhetoric)