NonBoring Nonfiction Author:Dennis Goodwin This concise compilation of tricks of the storyteller's trade can help the reader tell true stories with the same gusto that fiction writers have always used. Whether the reader wants to perk up input into a church bulletin or club newsletter - or has aspirations of writing magazine articles or books, he or she will find a collection of us... more »eful tools inside. The booklet covers a number of tricks of the trade in making words "breathe and sparkle." It highlights the concept of letting the creative right-brain functions have their fun before switching on the left-brain "English teacher." There are also a number of time-tested writing in the section, which add flavor and color to writing. In the part about becoming "reader friendly," the booklet shows a writer how to become a "future-reader representative." Included in this section are a number of examples of various repetitive patterns that can produce engaging word-rhythms. Also emphasized is the creation of "detail-triggers" in order to paint specific pictures in the reader's mind. In the section titled "bringing them into the picture," the booklet discusses the use of language to simulate the zoom lens of a camera...moving in for a "close-up," then pulling back for a "long shot." The booklet ends with a number of specific sample of lively leads that can "bait the hook" for the potential reader, and pull him or her right into the story. This little booklet is a great "sampler" of creative nonfiction tricks of the trade...with a bibliography to point a serious writer toward a wealth of more comprehensive information.« less