The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction,edited by the invaluable Dinty W. Moore, is a lot more than flashy. These thoughtful, thought-provoking essays and exercises have the paradoxical effect of slowing down our attention and encouraging an expansion of the moment, while seeming to be saving writing and reading time. A very useful compilation. --Phillip Lopate, author of Art of the Personal EssayFlash-in-the-pan? Hardly. The flash nonfiction genre has staying power, andThe Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfictionwill show you why. Opening with a thorough and informative history of the genre, renowned writer, editor, and teacher Dinty W. Moore assembles a cast of writers who share their expertise, suggest writing exercises, and provide exemplary mod­els of the best flash nonfiction being written today. This book is required reading for any writer, editor, or teacher of the brief nonfiction form. --Rebecca McClanahan, author of Word Painting