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> [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, not just facts, opinion, analysis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/storytelling-a-primitive-art-is-as-old-as-the-beginning-of-mankind/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

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## More by Lee Gutkind

> [Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising are those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/most-writers-want-to-share-their-essay-or-book-much-too-quickly-those/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [The problem with reality TV is that creative writers are not involved; TV folks are, and some journalists who will only mine the surface…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/the-problem-with-reality-tv-is-that-creative-writers-are-not-involved/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [“As writers we intend to make a difference, to alter people's lives for the greater good. . .this is why we write, to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/as-writers-we-intend-to-make-a-difference-to-alter-people-s-lives-for/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [As TV embedded itself into the national consciousness, it got us to remember how more than just the facts transmits truth and reality -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/as-tv-embedded-itself-into-the-national-consciousness-it-got-us-to/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/and-there-are-two-types-of-stories-one-type-is-one-s-own-story-the/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/storytelling-a-primitive-art-is-as-old-as-the-beginning-of-mankind/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/creative-nonfiction-writers-do-not-make-things-up-they-make-ideas-and/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/maybe-i-have-a-one-track-mind-but-the-best-writers-and-thinkers-are/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [The myth of objectivity made nonfiction increasingly unread. In feature articles, we could be playful in the opening and clever in the end but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/the-myth-of-objectivity-made-nonfiction-increasingly-unread-in/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [Bloggers intent on self-expression which renders no service to readers don't get read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/bloggers-intent-on-self-expression-which-renders-no-service-to/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/the-word-creative-refers-simply-to-the-use-of-literary-craft-in/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/the-seeds-of-genius-are-in-many-blogs-but-bloggers-lack-the-interest/)

[Lee Gutkind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-gutkind/)

> [Blogging has helped create an expanded awareness of the creative nonfiction genre, generally. But I suspect many bloggers continue to be unaware that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-gutkind/blogging-has-helped-create-an-expanded-awareness-of-the-creative/)

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