From the archives: Leading up to their 2015 Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Conference, Creative Nonfiction ran interviews with participating authors and publishing professionals. Below is an excerpt from their conversation with Alan Olifson (citizen of Littsburgh):
“The details of our lives aren’t as unique and personal as we may think they are. And so the more you really dive into the details—what did the furniture look like, what song was playing, what smell—that stuff can draw your reader in, even, I think, if their experience is totally different. Because we all know the details of lives outside our own, right? Whenever I’m stuck trying to describe a situation or feeling, I go back to the actual details I remember, and that unlocks a lot.”
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Posted by Creative Nonfiction on Tuesday, April 28, 2015