Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part 1: Foundations 1. The History of Creative Nonfiction 2. Veracity and Genre 3. Forms and Modes of Creative Nonfiction 4. Interplay of Genres, Forms, and Modes 5. Elements of Creative Nonfiction Part 2: Evolutions 6. The Central Question 7. Image and Metaphor 8. Exploding Scene 9. Chronology 10. Dialectical Movement 11. Setting As Character 12. Writer, Narrator, Character 13. Lenses 14. Reflection, Introspection, and Speculation 15. Beginnings and Endings 16. Music of Prose Part 3: Integrities 17. Truth, Fact, and Memory 18. Authority and Credibility Part 4: Renovations 19. Workshops, Peer Reviews, and Writing Groups 20. Revision 21. Publishing Part 5: Anthology 1. Austin Bunn, “Basement Story” 2. Amy Butcher, “Women These Days” 3. Seo-Young Chu, “A Refuge for Jae-in Doe: Fugues in the Key of English Major” 4. Melissa Febos, “Leave Marks” 5. Kathy Fish, “Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild” 6. Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, “Open Season” 7. Ross Gay, “Loitering” 8. Och Gonzalez, “What I Do on My Terrace is None of Your Business” 9. Peter Grandbois, “Loyalty” 10. Major Jackson, “Mighty Pawns” 11. Sarah Minor, “A Log Cabin Square” 12. Jessica Hendry Nelson, “When You Were a Boy in Maine” 13. Sean Prentiss, “Buying a House” 14. Jonathan Rovner, “The Funambulists” 15. Vijay Seshadri, “Memoir” 16. Vivek Shraya, “Trisha” 17. Margot Singer, “Call it Rape” 18. Ira Sukrungruang, “Invisible Partners” 19. Jill Talbot, “The Professor of Longing” 20. Abigail Thomas, “Nostalgia” 21. Ryan Van Meter, “First” 22. Elissa Washuta, “Incompressible Flow” 23. Christian Wiman, “The Limit” 24. Brooke Juliet Wonders, “Self Erasure” 25. Xu Xi, “Godspeed” 26. Kristen Millares Young, “A Few Thoughts While Shaving” |
About Adv. Creative NonfictionWhatever genre you are writing in – whether it's travel writing, memoir or sports journalism – this book will show you how you can improve your craft and your creative nonfiction writing. Bringing together in one accessible volume advice by two widely published writers and teachers and an anthology of great contemporary nonfiction for you to learn from, Advanced Creative Nonfiction: A Writers' Guide and Anthology also includes:
· Writing prompts and exercises throughout to help develop your writing skills and techniques · Flash interviews with writers on their craft · Coverage of a wide range of genres, including nature writing, spiritual writing and memoir · Practical advice on workshopping, editing and publishing · Reflections on truth and ethics in non-fiction writing Praise for Adv. Creative NonfictionComing soon
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