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Jack Hart is an author, writing coach, and former managing editor at the Oregonian. He has taught at six universities and served as the acting dean at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

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20th Century
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Down to earth, practical, real world examples and experience. I don't agree with every opinion that he holds, but his reasoning is crystal clear. Plus, having lived in Portland OR for many years, it was a thrill to read about how the local Oregonian stories came together - the author is a former managing editor at that newspaper. Great fun to read, highly recommended if you want or need information on this writing style
 
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Cantsaywhy | 3 reseñas más. | Dec 14, 2022 |
Good exploration of how story structures can be implemented in non-fiction narratives.
 
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HippieLunatic | 3 reseñas más. | Jan 17, 2021 |
An excellent guide to the mechanics of good nonfiction story writing. Examples are from a newspaper journalism perspective, and something feels slightly dated but I can't put my finger on why, but the details are very helpful.
 
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patl | 3 reseñas más. | Feb 18, 2019 |
Storycraft is an exposition of the techniques and practices for writing compelling (well, that part is largely up to you) narrative fiction. Hart employs the methods he describes himself, thus providing a running demonstration, and are also many examples from some very good practitioners.

He may not have covered any new ground. I've only read lightly on the subject before and never had any sort of "aha" moment here, but there are lessons writers need to learn somewhere -- about the narrative arc, outlining by scenes, the different uses of summary and scenic narratives -- and there are some useful "rule-of-thumb" guides to structuring types of narratives, my favorite, or at least the one I remember, is the formula for the 1,000-word personal essay: 650 words of highly specific narrative, then "the turn", 150 word of specific to general transition, then 200 "quite abstract" binding the narrative to things in general. Hopelessly formulaic, but taken as a guideline rather than a rule maybe useful.

The writing books I've read generally start with consideration of the sentence, recommending we quickly write the piece without any editing then spend the bulk of the time in revision. Hart suggests, instead, that we first take some time to structure the narrative, THEN write a draft. Most probably do that instinctively, but it's worth pointing out.
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steve.clason | 3 reseñas más. | Oct 8, 2011 |

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