Art Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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 -…

— 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…

— 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,…

— Lee Gutkind

Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.

— 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…

— 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…

— Lee Gutkind

Bloggers intent on self-expression which renders no service to readers don't get read.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Lee Gutkind