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Inside Story tackles the myriad approaches to the burgeoning genre of creative nonfictionfrom memoir to criticism to literary journalism to the lyric essayby deeply exploring each stage of the generation, reportage, writing and editing of stories.
Drawing on and integrating examples and advice from diverse practitioners in the field, Inside Story extends beyond idea and inspiration with practical advice, examples and exercises geared toward everyone from writing students, citizen journalists, bloggers and working writers.
Inside Story provides a keen focus on the fundamental aspects of reporting, including interviewing and researching, while also offering advice and exercises toward writing nonfiction dialogue, devising structure and creating a sense of people and place from the groundup.
The book also explores the ethical implications of writing in the real world, providing insight and humor at each step of the way,

“Fellow journalists and memo writers, here is a book to keep close at hand, Not only does Goldberg nail all the ingredients of good writing and reporting, but she also provides an illuminating set of examples from the very best in the industry.
It reads the way a book on writing should read, ”
Erik Wemple, media critic, the Washington Post

"Who needs a fouryear journalism degree or a twoyear master's when you have this book Julia's tome distills the wisdom, wit, fearlessness, judiciousness and sheer joy that all great nonfiction writers need in easytoread prose and with great case studies.
If you don't win a Pulitzer after reading Inside Story, then you didn't read it close enough, "
Gustavo Arellano, editor of OC Weekly and author of Ask a Mexican!

"Digital disruption, creative destruction, revolutionary technology, the fall and rise of old and new journalism and publishing paradigmsamid all this noise and opportunity, good writing and honest, wellcrafted reporting endure.
Julia Goldberg's transcendently intelligent guide offers any fact writer who aspires to navigate thest century a beautifully stocked toolbox of advice, strategies, craft wisdom, encouraging examples, and hardwon perspectives on getting the job done right.
Beyond its uptodate practical wealth, Inside Story inspires by being the kind of stylish, authoritative, and vividly alive creative nonfiction it will empower its readers to make.
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Hal Espen, former editor of Outside magazine Julia Goldberg is a phenomenon both nationally and locally Santa Fe, I walked the streets of Santa Fe and saw her face on the sides of buses, Every writer I know has taken at least one class with Goldberg, Every politician has been interviewed at least twenty times by Goldberg, Okay, that was a blustering guess with the politicians, It may be closer to a hundred or a thousand, All I know is that she keeps records of all of her exchanges, even from grade school,
Goldberg is one of those few teachers who are unforgettable and mesmerizing, Having access to her brilliant, hilarious, and captivating wit and knowledge is a gift that keeps on giving,
Before she was teaching exclusively at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, she had a multitude of groupies who saw her name in a catalogue and signed up immediately before her classes filled up.
I am absolutely sure that her classes at the U of A amp D fill up just as quickly, and she is still the Patti Smith of inspiration, experience, and great stories! I am one of those groupies.


"Inside Story" is an empowering toolbox of advice, strategies, craft wisdom, insider experiences, and prompts to keep close at hand, Goldberg also adds her humor, wit, and stories that make this a must read! Get a copy and if you are teaching nonfiction this is one for your curriculum! LOVE!!

This is an incredibly funny, irreverent and useful guide to writing nonfiction.
Forget those stuffy academic tomesthis is practical, real word advice from someone who's been there, done that, Six out of five! I've spent the last several years looking for a good guide to writing creative nonfiction to use in my advanced undergrad classes.
I think I've found it! This is a savvy, accessible, wellwritten intro to the field, I did sometimes wish that Julia Goldberg

found Julia Goldberg somewhat less fascinating as a subjectthe book is overpeppered with stories about herself and important people that she knows.
But that's a small cavil, This is smart, funny, practical, I will use it the next time I teach creative nonfiction, Excellent! A book weaved with personal experience in the writing and reporting fields with suggestions on how to better improve your nonfiction writing skills.
A good read I especially liked a few of the writing prompts to get you going in this particular genre of writing, read for a class This is a comprehensive books about journalism and writing essays, There are prompts in each chapter to help the writer practice what they learned in the chapter and further develop their writing skills, There is also a helpful list of resources, editing checklists and common grammar mistakes, I highly recommend this book, I was super excited to have won this book off Goodreads for my honest review,

I have been wanting to write a book and start a blog and this book is a helpful guide to do so.
I loved her chapter on good writing habits, it walks you through step by step by step from a beginner to a thriving writer.


Another favorite was the constructive construction and editing and revision,

I love that she separated her resources from each chapter which makes it easier to look further into a certain topic on my own.


Thank you for writing such an easy reader for newbies like me, : Good primer on journalism, literary journalism, and general creative nonfiction writing methods, Good writing prompts, suggested readings, and resources, Im impressed by how much is covered here, with moderate depth, and with really good prompts for putting the information to use as well as additional resourcesI found myself taking lots of notes to use later.
Julia Goldberg has been a professional journalist for thanyears, serving as editor of the Santa Fe Reporter from Decemberthrough April, during which time the paper won dozens of national awards for investigative reporting, writing, design and web innovation.
Goldberg also previously held the editorial chair for the national Association of Alternative Newsweeklies board of directors, helping to design, coordinate and oversee national journalism workshops and web projects.
She is the acclaimed author of Inside Story: Everyones Guide to Reporting and Writing Creative Nonfiction Leaf Storm Press,, Her writing has appeared in numerous regional and national publications, including The Rumpus, Salon, The Huffington Post Julia Goldberg has been a professional journalist for thanyears, serving as editor of the Santa Fe Reporter from Decemberthrough April, during which time the paper won dozens of national awards for investigative reporting, writing, design and web innovation.
Goldberg also previously held the editorial chair for the national Association of Alternative Newsweeklies board of directors, helping to design, coordinate and oversee national journalism workshops and web projects.
She is the acclaimed author of Inside Story: Everyone's Guide to Reporting and Writing Creative Nonfiction Leaf Storm Press,, Her writing has appeared in numerous regional and national publications, including The Rumpus, Salon, The Huffington Post and Alternet, to name a few, She is also a contributing writer and editor to Best Altweekly WritingNorthwestern University Press, Goldberg has personally received multiple first place journalism awards for environmental, feature and investigative reporting, as well as multi media journalism, Goldberg is a full time faculty member in the Creative Writing Department at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, where she teaches a variety of nonfiction writing courses and is a faculty advisor for the student online magazine.
A former daily radio talk show host, Goldberg also serves as nonfiction editor for the acclaimed literary website The Nervous Breakdown, sitelink.