“In the best nonfiction, it seems to me, you're always made aware that you are being engaged with a supple mind at work. The story line or plot in nonfiction consists of the twists and turns of a thought process working itself out.” MindMadeStoriesSeemsTurnsProcessLinesEngagedPlotNonfictionTwistsThought ProcessSuppleTwists And Turns Book:To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction Source: To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction
“The essay must be artistically rendered: You must keep the reader engaged, whether with wit, conflict, mischief, and/or yes, with honesty.” HonestyReaderConflictWitEngagedEssaysMischief Author:Phillip Lopate
