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Great Americans: Stories of Resilience and Joy in Everyday Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530844517)
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xGreat Americans is a collection of my most inspiring and uplifting human interest stories from The Philadelphia Inquirer, where I was a staff writer for 30 years and won The Pulitzer Prize. Each story includes a postscript with an update on the person profiled in the story and a little discussion of one of the key reporting or writing elements in the story _ perhaps a lede, an ending, a use of a quote or favorite detail, or how I found the story or convinced the subject to trust me. I've also added five short personal narratives about important or amusing moments in my own development, including musings on why I became a storyteller and a list of 15 rules and tools of writing and reporting I've developed over a lifetime. I believe the book will be a source of joy to anyone who loves great stories, and I think it will be an excellent teaching tool for those interested in improving as a writer. Additionally, there is an expanded discussion about the writing and reporting of each story at my website, www.michaelvitez.com/great-americans. I found great joy and satisfaction in these stories, and I am confident the reader will as well. If you love this book, please share it and recommend it to others. And let me hear from you @michaelvitez and michael.vitez@gmail.com. There are many more stories where these came from.
Author: Michael Vitez
ISBN-10: 1530844517
ISBN-13: 9781530844517
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2016
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d
Author: Michael Vitez
ISBN-10: 1530844517
ISBN-13: 9781530844517
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2016
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d
By Michael Vitez
xMichael Vitez is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who spent 30 years at The Philadelphia Inquirer. His focus has always been narratives and human interest stories that celebrate our humanity. His compass point has long been a quote by author William Faulkner, who said in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech that fear is a writer's biggest enemy and it is a writer's mission, and privilege "to help man endure by lifting his heart," by underscoring the honor and courage and passion and sacrifice and devotion that make us human. In his small way, with these stories, Vitez has tried to do that. Vitez believes stories are the best way to penetrate the noise, news, and numbing assault of information that pummel us in modern life. Stories are the way to inspire people, unite people, and connect with people. Vitez is currently the Director of Narrative Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, bringing a focus on storytelling an humanism to medicine.
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