Are We Taking the Thought out of Nonfiction?
by Hannah Morgan We’ve all heard it a million times: “Show, don’t tell.” In creative writing classrooms nation-wide, this is the guideline. So, naturally, a commonly voiced criticism in workshops is something like: “This doesn’t need to be stated outright; it would be more engaging if the reader could glean it from the scene.” I have...
AWP 2014 – Day Two and a Half
We had the chance to catch up with author Phillip Lopate after his panel, “The I or the Eye: The Narrator’s Role in Nonfiction,” and spoke briefly about his experience at Virginia Commonwealth University as a visiting professor. He had many kind things to say about Richmond, the students, and some compliments toward Broad Street as...
