Write Choices: Elements of Nonfiction Storytelling helps writers cultivate their nonfiction storytelling skills by exploring the decisions all writers confront when crafting factual narratives. Sue Hertz focuses on examining the common choices all true storytellers encounter, whether they are writing memoirs, literary journalism, personal essays, or travel essays. And since today's writers are no longer confined to paper, Write Choices also includes digital storytelling options, and advice on how writers can employ technology to enhance their narratives. Key Features Challenging Choices boxes in each chapter highlight how writers have decided to proceed at a particularly difficult juncture in their writing process. Web Choices sections in each chapter detail the decisions involved in creating additional multimedia to complement prose narratives. Try Tim writing exercises throughout the text provide opportunities for readers to apply and explore writing strategies presented in each chapter. Content gleaned from interviews with over 60 nonfiction storytellers exposes readers to established writers and editors representing all styles of nonfiction writing. Book jacket.

If I Were the Ocean, I'd Carry You Home, Pete Hsu's gripping and energetic debut, tells the stories of children and young people navigating a world not made for them, where the presence of death and violence is found everywhere: Vegas casinos, birthday parties, church services, and sunny days at the beach.

The essential guide for Canadian writers seeking to have their work published today. How do you get your writing published in Canada? What are the industry standards for publishable work and how do you reach them? This lively, practical guide shows you how to think more creatively, cultivate a strong writing voice, and make your sentences powerful. It explains the elements of style and offers writing prompts to help you apply what you learn. It gives strategies for finding critique partners and beta readers and for getting useful feedback before you send your drafts to agents or editors. The chapters are packed with up-to-date information about the publishing industry, including how to find an agent, how to submit manuscripts to literary journals, how to query independent presses, and how to apply for writing grants. The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing & Publishing confidently leads you through the process of polishing your writing and finding an audience for your work.