A posthumously edited transcript of Ayn Rand's 1969 course on nonfiction writing, walking through subject selection, outlining, drafting, and style with examples drawn from her own published essays and articles.
Books mentioned in The Art of Nonfiction (4)
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand: “"What would it suggest to you?" Then I said: "Atlas Shrugged." He looked as if a lightbulb had appeared over his head..." — an anecdote in Rand's own lecture voice about choosing the novel's title.”
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand: “"As to what your attitude toward writing should not be, the best image is 'Ike the Genius' in The Fountainhead—the modern playwright who says he is a creative genius, not a typist." — Rand using a character from her own earlier novel as a craft example in her own lecture voice.”
How to Think Creatively by Eliot Hutchinson: “There is a good book by Eliot Hutchinson entitled How to Think Creatively, in which he discusses the squirms in great detail.”
East Minus West Equals Zero by Werner Keller: “There is a good book that has two different titles, East Minus West Equals Zero in the American edition, and Are the Russians Ten Feet Tall? [in another edition]”