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Updraft:
the lift, drag, craft, and flight of nonfiction forthcoming, Bloomsbury Academic, 2027 I'm so happy to announce my forthcoming creative nonfiction craft book, Updraft, which will be available from Bloomsbury Academic in 2027! Aimed at intermediate nonfiction writers, Updraft is written for those who have mastered the general craft of nonfiction, know how to write a narrative, construct a character, meander through an essay, braid or collage an idea, and want to build on the craft they know. This book is a call to go beyond the foundations, the basics, and is more than a simple manual of techniques. Each chapter bypasses introductory craft (round vs. flat characters) to an analysis of how and why a writer might employ microcharacterization in a nonfiction text, and how that might be delivered through place, action, dialogue, or appearance. Updraft provides practical insights into the craft of nonfiction, but also aims to spark a conversation about the work of the genre. It’s a meditation on one’s practice as a writer trying to dig deeper into a form, blended with theoretical discussions that remain accessible and rely on concrete examples drawn from diverse writers and texts. It is poised to become the premier text for students of the form who have progressed beyond introductory concepts. |