The creative qualitative researcher : writing that makes readers want to read / Ronald J. Pelias.

Includes index.

Prologue: an author begins to play -- Qualitative methods -- Deploying the self: autoethnography -- Performing on the page: performative writing -- Telling tales: narrative inquiry -- Poeticizing the everyday: poetic inquiry -- Qualitative writing strategies -- Leaning in : empathy and ethical research -- Engaging: language and structure -- Using the words of others: citation -- Generating texts: collaborative improvisation -- Epilogue: four more chances to play -- Recommended and referenced sources -- Index.