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Gutkind, Lee – 1996
Defining the genre of creative nonfiction as where writing and journalistic reporting merge, this guide shows that aspiring journalists, essayists, and biographers do not need to stifle their creativity to succeed in the craft of writing. The guide teaches young writers how to use creative nonfiction to its full effect, writing the truth in a way…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Audience Awareness, Creative Expression, Independent Study
Lehman, Daniel W. – 1997
Taking off from the perception that the current critical climate blurs most meaningful distinctions between fiction and nonfiction, this book examines what happens when writers and readers encounter texts presented as nonfiction--texts that make some truth claim on outside experience, texts whose characters and events have at least some tangible…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Fiction, Higher Education, Interpretive Skills