Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction
In Talking to Writers: The Craft of Fiction, readers will hear from Ray Bradbury about why everyone should write, Alice Walker about writing with courage, Nick Hornby about creating dialogue, Anthony Doerr about getting ideas, and Amy Tan about discipline. Among the many other featured writers are Joyce Carol Oates, Jane Smiley, Don Winslow, Amor Towles, Billy Collins, and more.
Bringing together interviews from 30 years of the annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, Nelson reveals writers’ motives, connects the dots to their past, and acknowledges their struggles. Often beginning with, “I’ve never said this publicly before…”, these treasured authors’ revelations give aspiring writers of every level the courage and support necessary to live the writing life.
Talking to Writers: The Craft of Nonfiction
In Talking to Writers: The Craft of Nonfiction, readers will hear from Anne Lamott about what she means by writing to heal herself, from David Brooks about what it takes to craft an informed opinion, from Tracy Kidder about the need for revision, and from Elizabeth Gilbert about being humble. Among the many other featured writers are Jeannette Walls, Cornel West, Nick Hornby, George Plimpton, Susan Orlean, and more.
Bringing together interviews from 30 years of the annual Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, Nelson reveals writers’ motives, connects the dots to their past, and acknowledges their struggles. Often beginning with, “I’ve never said this publicly before…”, these treasured authors’ revelations give aspiring writers of every level the courage and support necessary to live the writing life.
Talk To Me: How To Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro
This is my latest, (February, 2019), and my first with HarperCollins. If you talk to people for a living (journalism, social work, human resources, nursing, financial planning, podcasting, even parenting!) this is a book that will help you get more out of your interactions with other human beings.
There are a lot of tools and how-to pieces of advice; I also deconstruct some interviews and tell why they went well and why they didn’t.
If you want to connect more deeply with others, and experience that transcendent space you enter when you see beyond each others’ walls, then this book is for you.
I hope you think it’s funny, too.
It is based on my experience of being a journalist for more than 40 years, and of hosting the annual Writer’s Symposium By The Sea for more than 20 years. You’ll recognize some of the names I drop.
But essentially, this is a book that will help you connect and honor each other. You can order it here.