Storytelling Quote by Peter Hessler

Since I was a graduate student, I've done a lot of journalism on the side, for The Village Voice, The Nation etc. And my…

— Rob Nixon

The pleasure of nonfiction is that it takes all of that sort of artistic and observational skill, but then there's a more intellectual layer…

— Ted Genoways

Great brands and great businesses have to be great storytellers, too. We have to tell stories - emotive, compelling stories - and even more…

— Angela Ahrendts

“Writing nonfiction means I tell people's stories for them, not because they're special but because we all are.”

— Jo Deurbrouck

Anybody who's spent thirteen or fourteen years in print journalism has a lot of stories he thinks were inwardly satisfying as far as preparation,…

— Walter Cronkite

And there are two types of stories. One type is one's own story. The other type is telling the stories of others. Thanks to…

— Lee Gutkind

It's exhausting writing nonfiction, particularly when it's personal. It's tiring, always speaking about things that are not necessarily fun retelling.

— Ishmael Beah

Yet one new trend I do like coming from mainstream publishers right now is memoirs tied to research that explores the narrator's dilemma.

— Debra Monroe

“I was driven to go into book writing by the very nature of journalism and blogging. Both are ephemeral. Journalists and bloggers can have…

— Barista Uno

But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story

— Laura Hillenbrand

“Stories serve multiple purposes. At a basic level they are great entertainment, which is essential for living a happy and healthy life, but on…

— Dean F. Wilson

“I write nonfiction because individuals are unique and go through different experiences, our collective experiences enhances all our lives.”

— Thaddeus O. Lawrence