Story Building

Ndaeyo Uko has worked in newsrooms in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Nigeria as a reporter, columnist and national newspaper editor. His stories have appeared in major publications around the world, including: The Independent, (London), San Jose Mercury News, (California), The Guardian (Lagos, Nigeria). Dr. Uko has taught journalism in the United States, Ghana and Australia, where he currently lectures.

• Part 1 Foreword by Mark KramerPart 2 PrefacePart 3 How the Book Is OrganizedChapter 4 No News Is Hard NewsChapter 5 Manic Curiosity: Gathering Information for the Narrative StoryChapter 6 Finding the Shoehorn: Aggressive ObservationChapter 7 Interviewing for narrative: Why Interview when you can Chat?Chapter 8 Staying on Top of the Interview: Practical TipsChapter 9 The Abuse and Use of Descriptive DetailChapter 10 Language and StyleChapter 11 Stealing from the Novelist's Bag of TricksChapter 12 Laying Out the Facts: How to Tell the Narrative StoryChapter 13 Leading to the EndChapter 14 Greed and Grit: Guided Tour of a Storyteller's MindChapter 15 Persuasive Storytelling: Not a Matter of OpinionChapter 16 Between Typing and Writing: The Narrative Art of Reviewing ArtChapter 17 A Story about Getting HiredChapter 18 Freelancing: Narrative for Hire

Some books are meant to be put on a shelf. Not Ndaeyo Uko's. It's as essential a part of the reporting process as a notebook and pen. Consulting it frequently is like having Ndaeyo along on assignment, whispering words of wisdom in one's ear.