Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction
Author | : Lee Gutkind |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2011-02-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780393077896 |
ISBN-13 | : 0393077896 |
Rating | : 4/5 (896 Downloads) |
Download or read book Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction written by Lee Gutkind and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one guide every creative nonfiction writer needs to turn to when being "creative." Writers of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerations--or are partially fabricated. But what are the parameters of creative nonfiction? Keep It Real begins by defining creative nonfiction. Then it explores the flexibility of the form--the liberties and the boundaries that allow writers to be as truthful, factual, and artful as possible. A succinct but rich compendium of ideas, terms, and techniques, Keep It Real clarifies the ins and outs of writing creative nonfiction. Starting with acknowledgment of sources, running through fact-checking, metaphor, and navel gazing, and responsibilities to their subjects, this book provides all the information you need to write with verve while remaining true to your story.