Description
Learn how to write creative nonfiction alongside some of the brightest minds in the genre.
Inspired by Hippocampus Magazines annual conference, Getting to the Truth: The Craft and Practice of Creative Nonfiction features 20+ essays from some of the events highest-rated speakers and writers behind a few of our journals most-read craft columns.
Getting to the Truth is full of real-world insight, practical examples, and even creative nonfiction writing exercises and other prompts. Whether youre new to writing creative nonfiction, want to experiment with new forms of storytelling, or wish to improve your craft, theres something within these pages that will ignite your creativity.
Getting to the Truth, like our conference, is about more than the craft of creative writing. It also covers the writing life, paths to publication, and engaging with your audience. So, this creative nonfiction book is divided into three sections:
Getting It Down
Getting Through It
Getting It Right
Plus, a bonus section at the end with lots of resources and reading recommendations.
A CLOSER LOOK
The 20+ creative nonfiction essays include deep dives into topics like:
Imposter syndrome
Generating story ideas
Beginnings and endings in creative nonfiction
Visual essays, lyric essays, and other blending of genres
Writing about family members
Memory (and what we dont remember)
The quiet memoir
and so. much. More.
Getting to the Truth is edited by Rae Pagliarulo and Donna Talarico and features the wisdom and insight of creative nonfiction writers such as:
Eli Aharon
Steph Auteri
Sue Baldwin-Way
Nicole Breit
Melanie Brooks
Kelly Caldwell
Laurie Jean Carter
Angie Chatman
Sam Chiarelli
Athena Dixon
Wendy Fontaine
Joanne Lozar Glenn
Penny Guisinger
Elane Johnson
Beth Kephart
Lara Lillibridge
Kate Meadows
Jenna McGuiggan
Randon Billings Noble
Alexis Paige
Dave Pidgeon
Matthew Skillen
Author: Rae Pagliarulo
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Books by Hippocampus
Published: 08/10/2021
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780999429990
Language: English
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