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Newspaper Personal Essays “Creative non-fiction: timely, but also timeless.” - Gerard on page 2: 

Newspaper Personal Essays “Creative non-fiction: timely, but also timeless.” - Gerard on page 2

Clarify Chapters for Bender: 

Clarify Chapters for Bender 1 On shaping 2 How to use 3 Empower yourself 4 Description 5 Narration 6 How-To 7 Compare/Contrast 8 Classification/Division 9 Cause/Effect 10 Definition 11 Argument/Persuasion 12 Prepare the fruit 13 Trucking the fruit

Triangle: 

Triangle Personal Essay Creative Non-Fiction Opinion Writing

Noun: 

Noun Person, place or thing. The concrete forms foundations for the best stories. The reader needs to use the five senses: Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

Momentary and Enduring: 

Momentary and Enduring In a newspaper, the personal essay is momentary and enduring.

Essay as Teacher: 

Essay as Teacher Good personal essays teach and help

Non-Fiction for Non-Men and Non-Women: 

Non-Fiction for Non-Men and Non-Women Defined by what it isn’t and what it is Characteristics of literature and non-fiction Flourishes in times of “great upheaval”

Goes back further: 

Goes back further Non-Fiction was around long before fiction. “The non-fiction act satisfies our hunger for the real and our need to make sense, make order, out of chaos.” - Ron Powers, Pulitzer Prize Winner

Story Telling : 

Story Telling Our natural tendency is tell stories. We want to know which are true. But we still condense.

Writer as Reporter: 

Writer as Reporter You must observe your own life carefully with the “reporter’s notebook of your mind” Make connections between your experiences and the larger world

The Contract: 

The Contract Gerard says: Implied contract with the reader to tell the truth. But it also implies you will approach with a reporter’s craft

Five Hallmarks of CNF: 

Five Hallmarks of CNF Double Subject Timeliness Narrative Reflection Craft

Double Subject: 

Double Subject Apparent Subject and Deeper Subject. Mundane can be spectacular. Universal Theme. Teaching element.

Timeliness: 

Timeliness Deeper subject and art stay vital. Writer’s urgency. Current events. Concrete details make the abstract come to life. Passion can’t be faked.

Why Now?: 

Why Now? Because I felt it deeply.

Reflection: 

Reflection Percolating. Finished thought. Meditate on it. Patience. Making connections between divergent sources. Research of a lifetime.

Voice: 

Voice It can take a lifetime to know a subject. Language shouldn’t get in the way.

Craft: 

Craft Interesting turns of phrase. Fresh metaphors. Lively and scenic presentation. Shunning clichés and obvious endings. Writing that sings. Newspapers: AP Style, minimal adjectives, word economy. Bender: use sound and rhythm (lyrically as poems do).

The Art Lies in the Craft: 

The Art Lies in the Craft Forget about the creative and focus on the nonfiction. Clearly, accurately and economically. Art will happen when you are not looking. Like climbing a mountain.

Made Up v. Found Out: 

Made Up v. Found Out “…I distinguish between stories you make up and stories I find out.” - Bob Reiss, Author

Experiences: 

Experiences Your life’s journey is a giant personal essay. Pay attention to what makes you unique. What if someone else wrote Aunt Bella, Eagerly Awaiting Madeline, or Covert Kindergarten?

Becoming a Personal Essayist: 

“I felt like a song was there in the sounds I was making, but the words didn’t convey much.” - Bender on page 13 Becoming a Personal Essayist

Writing is a Humanitarian Act: 

You can make the audience feel and think. You can give them clarity. Learning your own heart is the first step to developing a voice of your own. Writing is a Humanitarian Act

3 Essays about People: 

3 Essays about People