Other Resources
Here
are various resources we hope will be helpful you as writers of nonfiction,
including interviews with some of the authors you'll find in The Truth
of the Matter and craft essays from the journal BREVITY.
If you think of features you would like to see added, please use the e-mail link on the main page to let us know.
Interviews with Authors featured in The Truth of the Matter
Lori Jakiela, "You'll Love the Way We Fly"
Sonja Livingston, "Thumb-sucking Girl"
Philip Gerard, "What They Don't Tell You About Hurricanes"
Mimi Schwartz, "Memoir? Fiction? Where's the Line?"
Craft Essays: More on the Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction
FRELECTION:
The Transformative Power of Reflection in Nonfiction By Rebecca
McClanahan
In discussions about writing, we usually speak of reflection in rhetorical
terms, as a mode of thought or a tone of voice. But what interests me
more is the notion of reflection as a turning, convoluting, sometimes
distorting but always transforming power.
On the “Speedy Narrative” By Jeff Gundy
The main risk of summary is that it can go dull through too much
abstraction and generalization. Inversely, a main risk of scene is that
it can go dull through too many specifics and get bogged down in too many
non-essential details. The speedy narrative, then, may be a way of navigating
between those risks by constantly pushing against them on both sides.
Copyediting.
Vital. Do It or Have It Done. By Diana Hume George
Maybe most apprentice writers don’t think that copyediting
and proofreading manuscripts are issues of craft, but if they don’t,
they’re wrong. These are the most basic craft matters in the book,
in any book. Professional writing must be 100% clean. It must be free
of errors in punctuation, usage, mechanics, and spelling. No typos. Period.
Suggestions for Further Reading on Creative Nonfiction