Inside Story is a book for writers that tackles the myriad approaches to the burgeoning genre of creative nonfiction, from memoir to criticism to literary journalism to the lyric essay, by 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.