Blurring the boundaries : explorations to the fringes of nonfiction / edited by B.J. Hollars.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hollars, B. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American prose literature--21st century.

American prose literature.

Creative nonfiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2013.

Summary:

This collection features twenty genre-bending essays from today's most renowned teachers and writers. These essays experiment with structure, style, and subject matter, and each is accompanied by the writer's personal reflection on the work itself, illuminating his or her struggles along the way. Readers also receive a practical approach to craft thanks to the unique writing exercises provided by the writers themselves.

Contents:

Introduction: Let the Blurring Begin / B.J. Hollars

The Structure of Trouble ; On "The Structure of Trouble": Fitting Function to Form / Marcia Aldrich

The Eighteenth Week ; On "The Eighteenth Week": On Point of View / Monica Berlin

Time and Distance Overcome ; On "Time and Distance Overcome": The Rewards of Research / Eula Biss

An Essay and a Story about Mötley Crüe ; On "An Essay and a Story about Mötley Crüe": Knowing One's Audience and Making Your Dreams Come True / Ryan Boudinot

Dazzle ; On "Dazzle": The Fluidity of Boundaries / Ashley Butler

Thirty Minutes to the End: An Essay to My Aunt Judy on the Occasion of the May 4, 2007, Tornado ; On "Thirty Minutes to the End: An Essay to My Aunt Judy on the Occasion of the May 4, 2007, Tornado": Rethinking Genre / Steven Church

Bait ; On "Bait": The Hybridity of Form / Stuart Dybek

Salvos into the World of Hummers ; On "Salvos into the World of Hummers": The Convergence of Subject and Style / Beth Ann Fennelly

Flagpole Wedding, Coshocton, Ohio, 1946: An Essay on Process ; On "Flagpole Wedding, Coshocton, Ohio, 1946: An Essay on Process": Transitioning from Notes to Novel / Robin Hemley

Whistling in the Dark ; On "Whistling in the Dark": When Telling Lies Reveals Truth / Naomi Kimbell

71 Fragments for a Chronology of Possibility ; On "71 Fragments for a Chronology of Possibility": An Eight-Fragment, Five-Paragraph Essay / Kim Dana Kupperman

Headaches ; On "Headaches": Articulating the Inexplicable / Paul Maliszewski

Asymmetry ; On "Asymmetry": The Typewriter Is Not a Typewriter / Michael Martone

Outline toward a Theory of the Mine versus the Mind and the Harvard Outline ; Outline toward a Reflection on the Outline and the Splitting of the Atom, I Mean the Colorado River, I Mean Our Collective Attentions, or Maybe I Mean the Brain, Which Is Mostly Forks, You Know / Ander Monson

Four Essential Tips for Telling the Truth in Personal Memoir and Securing That Blockbuster Book Deal ; On "Four Essential Tips for Telling the Truth . . .": Implementing Exaggeration and Humor / Dinty W. Moore

A Visit to the Doctor ; On "A Visit to the Doctor": The Omission of I / Susan Neville

Contra ; On "Contra": Nostalgia and the Shared Experience / Brian Oliu

Squirrel: An Ars Poetica ; On "Squirrel: An Ars Poetica": Starting in One Place and Ending in Another / Lia Purpura

Why I Hope My Soap Opera Will Outlive Me and Other Confessions about a Dying Art ; On "Why I Hope My Soap Opera Will Outlive Me and Other Confessions about a Dying Art": Breaking the Fourth Wall / Wendy Rawlings

Monster ; On "Monster": The Immersion Effect / Ryan Van Meter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781496210128

1496210123

9781283948814

1283948818

9780803245808

0803245807

OCLC:

828302569