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I am co-editor of Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide (Plume/Penguin, 2007) and a freelance editor. I offer developmental and substantive editing services to clients including Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation, the Medill School of Journalism at Northeastern University, Solidago Foundation, many nonprofit organizations, and individual authors. I have served on the editorial board of Dollars & Sense magazine, as staff editor for Grassroots International, and as a writing coach for dozens of writers.
Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University "It's like attending a "who's who" conference on nonfiction writing, all for the price of a trade paperback. The book is helpfully divided into categories; you don't have to read the whole thing (although you'll be a better writer, guaranteed, if you do). This is a book you'll speed through and quote to your friends, read over and over, and find new insights on each pass through." – Joy Dickinson Tipping , American Society of Journalists and Authors Monthly review, January 2008 “Telling True Stories probably will be classified as a "writing" book on the store shelves, but it is actually something more....Tips spill from every chapter of the book… Every page -- and I mean every page -- contains important wisdom for every journalist. Telling True Stories is the relatively rare guide that offers value to veteran journalists, to novices, to investigative journalists and to beat reporters.” – Steve Weinberg, Director, National Book Critics Circle, Investigative Reporters and Editors Journal review,July 2007 “…a virtuoso collection of essays by writers on writing non-fiction; these remarkable insights into the craft were collected at Harvard University and include selections from such notable veteran scribes as Tom Wolfe, Tracy Kidder, Susan Orlean, David Halberstam, Nora Ephron and Macolm Gladwell.” – Seattle Post-Intelligencer review, February 2, 2007 Telling True Stories “provides pointed but wide-ranging advice on writing -- a good illustration of the creativity behind nonfiction and the individuality of the writing process. There is enough variety for almost any nonfiction writer to find inspiration and guidance. [H]ighly recommended for academic libraries that support writing programs.” – Library Journal review, December 2006 Interview with Wendy Call about Telling True Stories Telling Stories: A Review of Telling True Stories Narrative Nonfiction 101 Buy a copy of Telling True Stories at your favorite local bookstore or find an independent bookseller at the Booksense website. |
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