"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."
"Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible."
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Source: The Commissioners. PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. April 8, 2004.
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