Gutkind Creative Nonfiction Quotes & Sayings

Follow your dreams with determination and conviction until they become true. — Steven Redhead

I discovered that I, a writer of what is known as creative nonfiction, could do the research and bridge the gap in my books and lectures through true storytelling. This is not 'dumbing down' or writing for eighth graders. It is writing for readers across cultures, age barriers, social and political landscapes. — Lee Gutkind

But even with centuries of experience, I doubted any of them had ever been hit with a water balloon. Or with a holy-water balloon, either. — Jim Butcher

Dramatics are what keep you in the seats. — Jerry Bruckheimer

I like to verify things independently. It's not like any of us are infallible. — David Baldacci

Blogging has helped create an expanded awareness of the creative nonfiction genre, generally. But I suspect many bloggers continue to be unaware that they are (or have the potential to be) "literary" or "artful." — Lee Gutkind

Only my death can full fill the dream ,
My soul will around you and you will unknown about it — Mohammed Zaki Ansari

What you feed your mind determines your appetite. — Zig Ziglar

In your system of reality you are learning what mental energy is, and how to use it. You do this by constantly transforming your thought and emotions into physical form. You are supposed to get a clear picture of your inner development by perceiving the exterior environment. What seems to be a perception, an objective concrete event independent from you, is instead the materialization of your own inner emotions, energy, and mental environment. — Seth

Adams first law of survival: Get even first. — Randall Dale Adams

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 compelling, vivid manner. To put it another way, creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and, often, more accessible. — Lee Gutkind