Writing Creative Nonfiction: Instruction and Insights from Teachers of the Associated Writing Programs

I ordered this because I wanted something useful for when I experience writer's block. Along with the insight from writers whose work I love, there are exercises at the end of each chapter to help with revising/improving your own work. Highly recommend.

I like and learn with this book. It presents essential information for writers in a creative 'easy-to-read' format. Well written and worth the price.

This book approaches the subject differently from any other books about non-fiction writing. He covers important topics such as libel, legal issues, and writing about wartime and violent weather. Humor is difficult to put in non-fiction, but he makes it sound easy. This is a book for all writers.

I'm far from finishing, even retired people have lives. I've only read two of the essays and have learned that the stories (chapters) I've been writing but fictionalizing may be to creative to be creative nonfiction. The writing suggestions in the essays are still useful.

The editors found an interesting way to illustrate various topics of writing nonfiction: The first section has articles by teachers of nonfiction followed by actual nonfiction by these same teachers. It reinforces the points they are making. Not only a useful book that holds my interest but one that I will keep to reread. Natalie Baeer