A review by lory_enterenchanted
The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality by Lee Gutkind

informative reflective fast-paced

2.5

Pretty basic and somewhat dated information, with a few useful tidbits. I liked the advice that even if in first person, creative nonfiction should not be egotistical; it needs to teach the reader something. Also a point well taken was that CNF is built around scenes, just as fiction and drama are, even though the material is from life rather than fiction. The author's sample writing about a mentally challenged boy whose claim of rape is questioned was a bit disturbing, out of context from its longer work; it could have been better to choose something else. The piece "A Garden in Winter" was my favorite.