| Description |
xix, 320 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Why we write : interrogating our motivations for writing about social issues -- How we are all connected : understanding the relationship between the writer, reader, and subject -- Diving in deep or casting wide : considering context versus narrative to shape our stories -- Writing from outside in or inside out : reporting, personal narrative, or a hybrid approach -- Staking a claim : writing opinion pieces (op-eds) -- Are you the right storyteller for this story? : understanding cultural sensitivity and avoiding cultural appropriation -- Ripple effects of making waves : implications (good and bad) of writing about social issues. |
| Summary |
"Craft and Conscience helps writers weave together their narrative craft, conscience, and analytical and research skills, to create prose to illuminate and underscore the individual and collective impact of crucial issues of our time"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-316). |
| Subject |
Social change in literature.
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Social problems in literature.
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Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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English language -- Rhetoric.
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| ISBN |
9780807046494 (paperback) |
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