In my feature writing class on Wednesday we spent a bit of time talking about using narrative techniques. Here are links to the articles I mentioned in that class. Good stuff for anyone interested in employing narrative technique in their nonfiction writing. (BTW, this is the approach I take in much of my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World.)
- Bill Mitchell – Overview: Aboard the Narrative Train
- Calvin Trillin – Covering the Cops
Profile of the Miami Herald’s Edna Buchanan, author of The Corpse Had a Familiar Face.
- Roy Peter Clark – Know Your Purpose When Speaking in First Person
- Ted Conover talks about undercover reporting
An audio interview from NPR’s On The Media. - College journalist does immersion stories on The Way International
Scroll down to see a series of stories my roommate wrote in college about a religious group some saw as a cult.