Comments on: Writing fiction: in which the writer attempts to get over it http://www.blackmarks.net/2009/10/29/writing-fiction-in-which-the-writer-attempts-to-get-over-it/ "The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story." -- Ursula K. Le Guin -- Writer, Reader, Amateur Interneter, Father and Life Chronicler. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:25:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.blackmarks.net/2009/10/29/writing-fiction-in-which-the-writer-attempts-to-get-over-it/#comment-246954 uberVU - social comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:26:06 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/?p=1471#comment-246954 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by iwritepoetry: Writing fiction: in which the writer attempts to get over it ... http://bit.ly/42AAcy #writing... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Brian B. http://www.blackmarks.net/2009/10/29/writing-fiction-in-which-the-writer-attempts-to-get-over-it/#comment-246949 Brian B. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:05:03 +0000 http://www.blackmarks.net/?p=1471#comment-246949 Also to consider is the perpetual writing nerd argument about whether there can even be such a thing as "non-fiction" in creative writing. My degree is in "Creative Non-Fiction Writing" and I used to get worked up about whether my non-fiction writing (personal essays, etc) was actually "true". Now I've moved firmly into the camp that believes that all creative writing is more or less fiction, because it is--by its nature--subjective. There's fact, and there's truth, and as long as we're writing the truth, I don't think it really matters what genre we tag it with. ...Man, when you're not talking sports, you very regularly bring up some of my favorite topics. Also to consider is the perpetual writing nerd argument about whether there can even be such a thing as “non-fiction” in creative writing.

My degree is in “Creative Non-Fiction Writing” and I used to get worked up about whether my non-fiction writing (personal essays, etc) was actually “true”. Now I’ve moved firmly into the camp that believes that all creative writing is more or less fiction, because it is–by its nature–subjective. There’s fact, and there’s truth, and as long as we’re writing the truth, I don’t think it really matters what genre we tag it with.

…Man, when you’re not talking sports, you very regularly bring up some of my favorite topics.

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