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Index
Title Page
Acknowledgments
Contents
A Note on Sources . . .
Chapter 1: What Is Creative Nonfiction Anyhow?
The Renaissance in Nonfiction: A Hunger for the Real
Telling Stories, Telling Lies
You Can't Make It Up
Five Hallmarks
The Art Lies in the Craft
Chapter 2: Finding an Original Subject
Wanted: An Accurate Sense of the World
Refining the Subject
Find the Human Story
Find Your Passion
Discovering Your Subject in Who You Are
The Subject is a Question That Matters
Metaphorical Connections
Your Promise to the Reader
Chapter 3: Researching
Archival and Living Research
Adventures in Cyberspace
Libraries and Librarians, Special Collections and Museums
Archives We Don't Think of as Archives
Maps Tell Stories, Too
Walking the Ground
Writing in the Borderlands
There's No Substitute for Being There
Chapter 4: The Art of the Interview
Real People, Real Voices
Pre-Interview Anxiety
A Typical Interview
Asking Good Questions—and Listening to the Answers
Other Kinds of Interviews
Intimacy and Attitude
The Human Factor
The Relationship between Interviewer and Subject
Who Sees the Interview Before Publication?
The Tape Recorder
Chapter 5: On Assignment
Time-Travel: Chasing Familiar Ghosts
A Stranger Comes to Town
Making the Experience Work in Time and Space
Coming Up with an Assignment
On Your Own Hook
Exploring Your Own Backyard
Attitude—Listening to the Story
The Last Thing
Chapter 6: What Form Will It Take?
The Long Form
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