In this session, David Tuch will discuss his approach to writing narrative nonfiction. He’ll address how to balance immersion with historical accuracy, develop characters when their inner psychology is unknown, and handle the unreliable sources often found in the fields of espionage and organized crime. David will also describe his research methods, including working with intelligence files, police reports, foreign archives, FOIA requests, and subject interviews. Writers will leave with practical tools for crafting narrative nonfiction that is both compelling and grounded in historical fact, and for extending those same tools to fiction writing.

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David Tuch, PhD, is an author, historian and entrepreneur whose work explores the hidden chapters of 20th-century history. His debut book, The Wireless Operator, tells the story of his British cousin who pioneered the modern drug trade. David earned his doctorate from MIT and Harvard Medical School, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago. Originally from New York, he spent fifteen years in England and France and now makes his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and four children. www.davidtuch.com

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