Blog post 2.1
Blog Post 2.1
On page 380, last line, into page 381, Callahan writes,”….define creative nonfiction in terms of some absolute truth or fact. What we put in, what we leave out, the words we choose, the metaphors we build on, change everything. None of it is “real” in the absolute sense”.
Next paragraph, “Clearly the facts get muddled in creative nonfiction. That’s how humans are. Conversations get constructed from 10-year old memories, scenes get rebuilt from imperfect neurons, tastes are retasted and touches are refelt. None of that is done with absolute accuracy”.
Next paragraph, “That doesn’t in my opinion, detract from what we call creative nonfiction. Rather it adds.”
I really think these are two great paragragh breaks.
Zissner talks about “simplicity”, and the avoidance of “clutter”. On page 25, he writes, “Simplify, prune, strive for order……style… gradually emerging from under the accumulated clutter and debris…”
So, if one keeps it simple and avoids clutter, how does one’s style gradually emerge?
Perhaps Callahan answers this on page 380-381 in the above paragragh breaks.
When writing creative nonfiction, what a writer puts in, what a writer leaves out, words and metaphors chosen; in short how a writer interprets events, is perhaps one aspect of developing one’s style as a writer.
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