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100	1		_aUko, Ndaeyo.
245	1	0	_aStory building : _bnarrative techniques for news and feature writers / _cNdaeyo Uko ; with a foreword by Mark Kramer.
260			_aLanham, Md. : _bUniversity Press of America, _cc2007.
300			_axix, 233 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-227) and index.
505			_aForeword / 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. _g _r _t
650		0	_aFeature writing.
650		0	_aJournalism _xAuthorship.
650		0	_aNarration (Rhetoric)
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