Writing Creative Nonfiction

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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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(5 stars) - Worth reading
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

(5 stars) - Writing Creative Nonfiction
I am taking a writing course at Duke and this was one of the required books for the course.
The book provides the information a beginning writer needs to improve their writings and make their items more interesting to their audience.

(5 stars) - Writing Creative Non- Fiction- Great book

Great book. I'd recommend it to anyone who want to write interesting free flowing articles be it stories or anything. This book offers you with knowledge you'd need to write a good essay, story or book. I love this book it has really helped me improve my writing skills. Writing Creative Nonfiction

(4 stars) - Writing Creative Nonfiction
The book was well known before I ordered it. It is all I looked for and it is on my principal bookshelf.

(5 stars) - An essential resource for learning to write creative nonfiction
This book may not be 100% comprehensive (a tad redundant, perhaps), but if there is any other one out there that has more to offer on addressing the varieties of style, structure, form and the creative nonfiction process, I haven't seen it. Being new to the business in 2003 when I began working on Waiting for Westmoreland in earnest, I found the instuctions and insights illuminating, inspiring and confusing all at once. How to choose?! I felt like Alice on her journey after the rabbit. Still, it gave me plenty of techniques to consider--that would not have been as readily discernible had I simply tried to read every book of actual creative nonfiction I could get my hands on.

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