Gutkind, Lee.
Boston, MA : Da Capo Press/Lifelong Books, 2012.
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-259) and index.
- What is creative nonfiction? The birth of the godfather The definition debate The fastest-growing genre Truth or– Truth and fact The creative nonfiction police Schedules The creative nonfiction pendulum : from personal to public The public or big idea Widening the pendulum’s swing The creative nonfiction way of life Selecting subjects to write about The tribulations of the writer at work It’s the story, stupid! And finally, a gentle reminder — The writing and revising and writing and revising part : how to do it. How to read The building blocks The yellow (or highlighting) test A famous and memorable scene To highlight or not to highlight : that is the question Intimate details Inner point of view Reflection Recreation or reconstruction ? The narrative line and the hook The story determines the research information– the facts– you gather and provide — Framing : the second part of structure (after scenes) Main point of focus First lede, real lead : a creative nonfiction experiment precipitated by Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald Now that I know everything I ever wanted to know about creative nonfiction, what happens next? A final word : read this book again.
Subjects:
- Reportage literature — Technique.
- Creative nonfiction — Authorship.
- Exposition (Rhetoric)
- Creative writing.
- Authorship.
Requested by Kurpiers, R