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John Griesemer
Sands Hall
Christine Hemp
Jim Heynen
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Charles Holdefer
Richard Jackson
Cheryl Fusco Johnson
Wayne Johnson
Bret Anthony Johnston
Daniel Khalastchi
Zachary Lazar
Carolyn Lieberg
BK Loren
Fritz Mc Donald
James McKean
Gordon Mennenga
Katherine Min
Sharelle Byars Moranville
Michael Morse
Barbara Robinette Moss
Marc Nieson
Shannon Olson
Lon Otto
Juliet Patterson
Anjali Sachdeva
Sarah Saffian
Sam Samuels
Leslie Schwartz
Sandra Scofield
Mary Kay Shanley
Carol Spindel
Karen Subach
Mary Vermillion
Ashley Warlick
Jan Weissmiller
Bart Yates

Carol Spindel

Carol Spindel

Creative Veracity: Book-Length Creative Nonfiction
One-Week Workshop
June 22–27

Biography

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Veracity: Book-Length Creative Nonfiction
One-Week Workshop
June 22–27

“Veracity is no drawback to the writer, there’s a lot of truth out there to work with,” says Annie Dillard. What an understatement. There’s so much truth out there we get overrun by it. The real world is filled with complicated distinctions and way too many characters. But well-written nonfiction is unified and coherent.

Whether you want to write about history, the environment, or raising children, how do you take that complex subject you are passionate about and streamline it into clear, elegant prose that any interested reader can enjoy? How do you shape the chunks you've written into a book?

This class is intended for writers trying to sustain a nonfiction book project. We will not focus on manuscript critiques. Instead, we will explore structure, character development, and the use of scenes through a series of guided exercises. You will be expected to question yourself, write hard, and commit to your fellow writers. Together we’ll seek strategies to maintain momentum so we can write the last line of the final draft.

Biography
Carol Spindel (M.A., The University of Illinois) is the author of two nonfiction books, In the Shadow of the Sacred Grove (Vintage), a New York Times Notable Book, and Dancing at Halftime: Sports and the Controversy Over American Indian Mascots, New York University Press, 2000. The subjects of her shorter nonfiction have included African art, family life, contemporary racism, cemeteries, magic, and gardening.

 



 

 

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Last updated on January 10, 2008