“Blogging has helped create an expanded awareness of the creative nonfiction genre, generally. But I suspect many bloggers continue to be unaware that they are (or have the potential to be) "literary" or "artful."” CreativeAwarenessGenreSuspectsNonfictionBloggingBloggersCreative Nonfiction Author:Lee Gutkind
“Maybe I have a one-track mind, but the best writers and thinkers are focusing on nonfiction these days; this is the genre where a writer can make a mark and change an aspect of the world - much more so than in fiction.” WorldMindFictionAspectMarkTrackThese DaysGenreThinkerNonfiction Author:Lee Gutkind
“And there are two types of stories. One type is one's own story. The other type is telling the stories of others. Thanks to this genre, writers of nonfiction can now use the tools of the reporter, the points of view and ear for dialog of a novelist, and the passion and wordplay of the poet.” TwoStoriesUsePassionViewsPoetTypeToolsEarsPoint Of ViewThanksGenreNovelistsNonfictionReportersWordplay Author:Lee Gutkind
“The myth of objectivity made nonfiction increasingly unread. In feature articles, we could be playful in the opening and clever in the end but in the middle it was back to the boring basics.” MadeEndsMiddleBoringMythCleverOpeningFeaturesArticlesNonfictionObjectivityBasics Author:Lee Gutkind
“Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.” IdeasInterestingCreativeInformationNonfictionCreative Nonfiction Author:Lee Gutkind
“The word 'creative' refers simply to the use of literary craft in presenting nonfiction—that is, factually accurate prose about real people and events—in a compelling, vivid manner. To put it another way, creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and, often, more accessible.” PeopleWayIdeasRealUseInterestingCreativeEventsInformationCraftsProseNonfictionAccurateCompellingVividAnother WayPresentingCreative Nonfiction Author:Lee Gutkind
