The problem with reality TV is that creative writers are not involved; TV folks are, and some journalists who will only mine the surface of subjects. Hard work necessary for discovering and delineating the intimacies of the subjects they capture… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
As TV embedded itself into the national consciousness, it got us to remember how more than just the facts transmits truth and reality - and in fun, engaging ways. TV also showed us how telling our stories, confronting our own… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising are those… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
The problem with reality TV is that creative writers are not involved; TV folks are, and some journalists who will only mine the surface… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
“As writers we intend to make a difference, to alter people's lives for the greater good. . .this is why we write, to have… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
As TV embedded itself into the national consciousness, it got us to remember how more than just the facts transmits truth and reality -… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
And there are two types of stories. One type is one's own story. The other type is telling the stories of others. Thanks to… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
Storytelling, a primitive art, is as old as the beginning of mankind. People want to receive what's out there in the form of stories,… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible. — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
Maybe I have a one-track mind, but the best writers and thinkers are focusing on nonfiction these days; this is the genre where a… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
The myth of objectivity made nonfiction increasingly unread. In feature articles, we could be playful in the opening and clever in the end but… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
Bloggers intent on self-expression which renders no service to readers don't get read. — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
The word 'creative' refers simply to the use of literary craft in presenting nonfiction—that is, factually accurate prose about real people and events—in a… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
The seeds of genius are in many blogs, but bloggers lack the interest in or understanding of the difference between blogging and fully-formed literary… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
