Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction |  | Creator: Lee Gutkind
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0393330982
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780393330984
ASIN: 0393330982
Publication Date: February 16, 2009
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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.
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 Great advice for aspiring creative nonfiction writers March 27, 2008
Elizabeth Modarelli (Cuyahoga Falls, OH USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I had read some articles by Gutkind in his journal Creative Nonfiction and was excited to see a book that included some of the most valuable selections from previous issues of the journal. As a writer new to this field, I found the chapters extremely helpful and have already been able to apply some of the concepts (mostly concerning research) to my own writing. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is just getting his or her feet wet with this genre, and I think it would also be beneficial as a refresher for those who have been working with this type of writing for some time.
Highly recommended for anyone who wants to dive into this field. May 3, 2008
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Who says that non-fiction has to be just the facts and nothing else? "Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction" is a guide for writers who are set to write nonfiction but want to do it with some flare, by taking the concepts of fiction - scene, dialogue, metaphor, suspense, and applies them to reality, as a way of telling the truth in the way it happened. Explaining the genre as a whole, sifting through facts to find the best story, points of view, libel fears, immersion, and so many more concepts are covered, making "Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction" highly recommended for anyone who wants to dive into this field.
 Nuts & Bolts of Creative Nonfiction April 3, 2009
Nancy A. Jackson (Monroe, MI USA)
This is a book I'm keeping for reference. It's definitely a must for those interested in pursuing creative nonfiction as a writing genre. You'll find interesting material on plagiarism, interviewing technique, and POV. The piece on David Sedaris and the family repercussions of his memoirist writings was fascinating -- and a good lesson for everyone who intends to venture into family-and-friends memoirs. As I said, I'll keep this as a reference, but it's also a very interesting read on its own.
Exploring non fiction writing December 8, 2009
Maria D. Zamparelli (Puerto Rico)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book works as a general view of "creative nonfiction". An easy read. Not too technical if you already have some knowledge of creative writing.
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