
What, in Ten Words or Less, Is All This Nonsense About?
The General Rules of Writing Nonfiction
John Keats(Author)
Doug Brunk(Editor)
Xlibris Us (Publisher)
Published on 6. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4134-8911-8 (ISBN)
Description
What, in Ten Words or Less, Is All This Nonsense About?
Good question! Veteran writer John Keats doesn't limit his answer to ten words. But he does go to the heart of the "nonsense"-the writing life-and provide keen wisdom based on a lifetime of craft.
Keats (1920-2000) was a best-selling author of thirteen books and hundreds of magazine articles who left an acclaimed twenty-four-year writing career in 1974 to teach magazine writing in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Everyone who attended Keats's classes will treasure this collection of essays, letters and unpublished stories, assembled by former student Doug Brunk. Everyone else will wish they had met the legendary writer and teacher in person. Keats's General Rules for Writing Nonfiction includes:
¿ Where Writing Begins
¿ How to Evoke Feelings
¿ Adding Style to Form
¿ Avoiding the Formulas
¿ Finding Your Writer's Voice
"Keats was a legend who transformed the lives of a generation of students (including me). For anyone who cares about writing, this book is an entertaining and useful guide. It conveys those simple, powerful rules and that unique brand of wisdom that defined the writing, teaching, and life of John Keats."
Nelson Peña
Editorial Director
Rodale Custom Publishing
Rodale, Inc.
"This is a great treat for the many people who knew and loved John Keats as a teacher and friend. Reading it was like listening to Keats talk about writing, which I always loved."
William A. Glavin, Jr.
Professor of Magazine Journalism
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
211 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4134-8911-8 (9781413489118)
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John Keats was the author of fourteen nonfiction books, including bestsellers You Might As Well Live, the biography of Dorothy Parker, Howard Hughes, The Insolent Chariots, The Crack in the Picture Window, and Eminent Domain. His books have been translated into seven languages, and he authored hundreds of magazine articles. He was a professor emeritus of magazine writing in the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.