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Writing Creative Nonfiction Paperback – May 10, 2001

by Philip Gerard (Editor)

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Experience the power and the promise of working in today' most exciting literary form: Creative Nonfiction

Writing Creative Nonfiction presents more than thirty essays examining every key element of the craft, from researching ideas and structuring the story, to reportage and personal reflection. You'll learn from some of today's top creative nonfiction writers, including:

   • Terry Tempest Williams - Analyze your motivation for writing, its value, and its strength.
   • Alan Cheuse - Discover how interesting, compelling essays can be drawn from every corner of your life and the world in which you live.
   • Phillip Lopate - Build your narrator–yourself–into a fully fleshed-out character, giving your readers a clearer, more compelling idea of who is speaking and why they should listen.
   • Robin Hemley - Develop a narrative strategy for structuring your story and making it cohesive.
   • Carolyn Forche - Master the journalistic ethics of creative nonfiction.
   • Dinty W. Moore - Use satire, exaggeration, juxtaposition, and other forms of humor in creative nonfiction.
   • Philip Gerard - Understand the narrative stance–why and how an author should, or should not, enter into the story.

Through insightful prompts and exercises, these contributors help make the challenge of writing creative nonfiction–whether biography, true-life adventure, memoir, or narrative history–a welcome, rewarding endeavor.

You'll also find an exciting, creative nonfiction "reader" comprising the final third of the book, featuring pieces from Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, Beverly Lowry, Phillip Lopate, and more–selections so extraordinary, they will teach, delight, inspire, and entertain you for years to come!

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May 10, 2001
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1884910505
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Like eating a well-conceived meal at an exceptional restaurant, reading this book is a wholly satisfying experience. Less-skilled chefs may have failed to get the book's many disparate elements to cohere, but, in the hands of editors Carolyn Forché and Philip Gerard, those ingredients sing. Brenda Miller compares the shape of a lyric essay with that of a loaf of challah bread; Nicholas S. Hentoff and Harvey A. Silverglate offer a primer on legal land mines. Christopher Merrill ponders the art of war writing, while Dinty W. Moore explores,the use of humor in creative nonfiction. There's an essay about bringing oneself into the story, and another about taking oneself out. Bob Reiss offers hilarious yet salient advice on surviving as a writer overseas. The contributors (Annie Dillard, Phillip Lopate, Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, et al.) spend the first half of the book discussing creative nonfiction and the second half demonstrating it. Not only does the format work, but pairing the works of creative nonfiction with the accompanying commentary is educational and entertaining.

Among the book's most interesting sections, perhaps because their subject matter is underrepresented in writing-reference literature, are those about biography. Philip Furia discusses the need both to conduct an unbelievable amount of research and to leave a whole bunch of it out. And Honor Moore focuses on the intensity of biography writing: "I had no idea I was getting into twelve long years during which I would put preoccupation with someone else's life ahead of attention to my own." --Jane Steinberg

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Poet Forch (The Country Between Us) and novelist Gerard (Writing a Book That Makes a Difference) have brought together more than 30 writers and teachers affiliated with the Associated Writing Programs to introduce creative nonfiction as a new literary form. In this new form, which differs in style as well as technique from other nonfiction genres such as journalism, the critical essay, and academic biography, the crucial elements of storytelling are just as important as the accuracy of the text. Each of the contributors, who include Annie Dillard, Grace Paley, Lee Gutkind, and Alex Kotlowitz, presents an aspect of the craft by using examples from his or her own work. Most essays conclude with a few exercises designed to jumpstart the creative process. Although the style of each essay differs, and the writing is somewhat uneven from chapter to chapter, this is a wonderful book for the price. Highly recommend for academic libraries with writing programs and public libraries with a literary clientele. [Writer's Digest Book Club main selection.] Denise S. Sticha, Murrysville Community Lib., P.
- Denise S. Sticha, Murrysville Community Lib., PA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Publishing Group (May 10, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1884910505
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1884910500
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.96 x 9 inches

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Desiree Galanto

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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020

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Humor is difficult to put in non-fiction, but he makes it sound easy. This is a book for all writers.

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2021

I love this book!

So far it has been good for teaching me what I was wondering about.

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013

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I'm far from finishing, even retired people have lives. I've only read two of the essays and have learned that the stories (chapters) I've been writing but fictionalizing may be to creative to be creative nonfiction. The writing suggestions in the essays are still useful.

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ibol08

It arrived on time

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021

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The book was in perfect condition

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2011

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I am making a move from fiction into non-fiction. This book has well written articles that talk about the author's expreiences in writing non-fiction but did not contribute greatly to my understanding of the gendre.

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CREATIVE NONFICTION

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2013

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This book approaches the subject differently from any other books about non-fiction writing. He covers important topics such as libel, legal issues, and writing about wartime and violent weather. Humor is difficult to put in non-fiction, but he makes it sound easy. This is a book for all writers.

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Natalie Baer

Worth reading

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2009

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The editors found an interesting way to illustrate various topics of writing nonfiction: The first section has articles by teachers of nonfiction followed by actual nonfiction by these same teachers. It reinforces the points they are making. Not only a useful book that holds my interest but one that I will keep to reread.
Natalie Baeer

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Thank You Philip Gerard

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2013

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Philip Gerard knows how to combine the skill of journalism with the emotional impact of life stories. The works chosen here give writers many perspectives and hints about how to produce solid creative nonfiction.

A good source for writers.

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