[stylist] Creative Nonfiction

[Lynda Lambert]

Bridgit will have a good answer for you for this is her cup of tea. I have 
some too, but I am sure we would not agree on too much.

I write only poetry and Creative Non-fiction and that is what  the 27 essays 
are that are  in my latest book.
My response only refers to what I do when I am writing CNF.
I write in a much broader historical brushstroke than a typical piece of 
non-fiction would be. I'll hve to blame that on being a Humanities 
professor.
I literally weave my stories with numerous strands which  I set into an 
historical context:  ancient history, thought, mythology, contemporary life, 
personal experiences, philosophy, the arts - I weave the strands into a new 
fabric.  I am influenced by Hegel, Rilke and Nietzche (and many others 
modernist and post-modernist thinkers) in how I view what is "real."  The 
literary magazines and books that publish my work label it as CNF, but there 
would be a wide divide from what I do and  many others who write CNF, I 
believe.  But heck, I spend a lot of time walking in the woods every day, so 
who knows? When left to my own devices.....

Lynda


-----Original Message----- 
From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via stylist
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 1:30 PM
To: stylist at nfbnet.org
Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas
Subject: [stylist] Creative Nonfiction

Hi,
Does anyone know what the term "creative nonfiction" means? I know what 
nonfiction is but is it a style to make the facts seem more interesting?
Vejas
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