Nurturing Truth

by Lisa Heise

Stories, especially true stories, are meant to be shared. Margaret Atwood said that storytelling is “built into the human plan.” Nurturing Truth is an introduction to the art and science of true storytelling with guidance on rendering your writing unforgettable as you grow toward greater clarity, authenticity, and artistry. This text offers an exploration of the genre and its many forms along with solid advice and examples from renowned voices, past and present. Next comes guidance on the proces

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Publisher
Western Technical College
Subjects
Humanities
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction
  7. 2: Getting Started with The Storm in Your Brain
  8. 3: Bring Form to the Storm
  9. 4: Content
  10. 5: Writing Standards
  11. 6: Artistry
  12. 7: Openings and Closings
  13. 8: The Creative Nonfiction Scene from Page to Stage
  14. 9: Voices and Truths
  15. 9.1: Bad Ass
  16. 9.2: The Crabby Contractor
  17. 9.3: I’m Not an Impostor—Am I?
  18. 9.4: In Sight of Myself
  19. Back Matter
  20. Works Cited
  21. Index
  22. Glossary
  23. Detailed Licensing
  24. Image Attributions
  25. Detailed Licensing