Creative nonfiction...

[bondo_ba]

I first heard the term "creative nonfiction" in 2007 at a reading organized in Buenos Aires by the US embassy in Argentina, to which they invited me because, back then, I was the editor of Argentina's only literary magazine published in the English language.  This was a pretty inclusive affair which included one self-published memoir writer, a

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[bondo_ba]

Heh, I'm a bit telepathic (just don't tell anyone...). I can imagine that it's hard to sell, but a collection could actually sell really well. Good luck with it!

And wow, I wasn't aware that getting stuck in a horror story was so likely to damage sexual organs, LOL!

[bondo_ba]

Count me in... Although preferably not as a character!

[mmerriam]

I've made a foray or two into creative non-fiction. Here is one.

http://www.abilitymaine.org/breath/Fall-Winter2008/mmerriam.html

[bondo_ba]

Powerful piece. Thanks for sharing it!

BTW, have a good friend living in Minneapolis. I'll be sure to send him along to your next reading!

[mariness]

Why, yes.

[bondo_ba]

LOL. I'm off to calculate how high you'd be able to bounce on a pogo stick on the moon. I want to say that the smaller gravity, which works against you in compressing the spring wouls also work in your favor when bouncing, and that would even out, so it you got a nice, high initital jump you could do some awesome stuff... But I might be wrong!

[karen_w_newton]

It always seemed to me that the term "creative nonfiction" was something of an oxymoron, but maybe it's just more of a challenge to be creative and still stick to facts. I think some historical fiction actually manages to come close to creative nonfiction in terms of history while inventing totally fictional characters at the same time. I know I would rather read historically accurate historical fiction than just plain history.

[bondo_ba]

I'm beginning to look at it as a continuum. Perhaps historical fiction comes close to creative nonfiction while falling just on the "fiction" side of the line, while the good creative nonfiction stays on the true story side of things.

I actually prefer history to historical fiction, but then again, I've always been a little strange!

[bondo_ba]

Good point. Perhaps it's a marketing thing. Not everyone is as conversant with the fact that non-fiction is a creative endeavor (especially if they had bad textbooks in school!), so maybe this label is being pushed as a way to open their eyes. Might be soemthing else, though, too.