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You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction -- From Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between Paperback - 2012 - 1st Edition

by Lee Gutkind

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From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair) comes this indispensable how-to for nonfiction writers of all levels and genres, "reminiscent of Stephen King's fiction handbook On Writing" (Kirkus).

Whether you're writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism, telling true stories well is hard work. In You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, offers his unvarnished wisdom to help you craft the best writing possible.

Frank, to-the-point, and always entertaining, Gutkind describes and illustrates every aspect of the genre. Invaluable tools and exercises illuminate key steps, from defining a concept and establishing a writing process to the final product. Offering new ways of understanding the genre, this practical guidebook will help you thoroughly expand and stylize your work.

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  • Title You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction -- From Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between
  • Author Lee Gutkind
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Balance, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2012-08-14
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780738215549 / 0738215546
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 5.8 x 1 in (22.61 x 14.73 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Authorship, Exposition (Rhetoric)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012018586
  • Dewey Decimal Code 808.02

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Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/2012, Page 17
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2012, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 10/01/2012, Page 84

About the author

Lee Gutkind is the award-winning author of ten books, editor of ten anthologies, and founder of the first MFA creative nonfiction program at the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University.
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