You Can't Make This Stuff Up

From rags-to-riches-to-rags tell-alls to personal health sagas to literary journalism everyone seems to want to try their hand at creative nonfiction. Now, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, taps into one of the fastest-growing genres with this new writing guide. Frank and to-the-point, with depth and clarity, Gutkind describes and illustrates each and every aspect of the genre, from defining a concept and establishing a writing process to the final product. Offering new ways of understanding genre and invaluable tools for writers to learn and experiment with, You Can't Make This Stuff Upallows writers of all skill levels to thoroughly expand and stylize their work.

Lee Gutkind, author and editor of nearly thirty books and founder and editor of Creative Nonfiction magazine, is the Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at the Consortium for Science, Policy Outcomes at Arizona State University and a professor in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication. Gutkind has lectured to audiences around the world and has appeared on many national television shows, including Good Morning America and The Daily Show.