Description: What's the Big Idea? is a primer to understand all four genre categories of Nonfiction, Academic, How-to, Narrative Nonfiction and Big Idea. By explaining the interconnected relationships between the four large categories, Story Grid Certified Editors Leslie Watts and Shelley Sperry demystify the entire nonfiction category.
Brief description: SHELLEY SPERRY is a Story Grid Certified Editor, writer, and researcher based in Alexandria, Virginia. She used to work at National Geographic, so she thinks every book is better if it has a cool map, a dramatic landscape, or a lot of penguins. As a writer and researcher, Shelley works with nonprofit and business clients on environmental, labor, and education topics. As an editor, she specializes in nonfiction, helping authors tell true stories about the world. She agrees with Barbara Kingsolver, that "revision is where fine art begins." You can find her online at SperryEditorial.com.