Feature Summary- Thorough Coverage of a Wide Range of Forms and Practices in Nonfiction
Writing: A discussion of forms such as the lyric essay, crisis memoir,
flash nonfiction, ecological writing, and the literature of witness.
- Detailed "How-to" Writing Instructions: Intense
writing instructions for creative nonfiction and beyond, including an abundance
of writing exercises (Try-Its) that help students generate new material and
shape it innovative ways.
- A Rich Anthology: An Anthology featuring over thirty essays
by a variety of contemporary and canonical authors. A list of readings that
work well with the particular lesson is included at the end of each chapter.
- www.mhhe.com/tellitslant: a website that includes advice
on getting work published and forming a writing group after college, model
student essays, additional professional essays, links to creative writing
sites, and more.
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