MTS 19: Diary entries becoming essays & the short form with Kelly Fig Smith
More to the Story Podcast with Janna Maron
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Exploring the Craft of Creative Nonfiction Writing
The chapter follows the speaker's evolution from using diary entries to cope with grief to crafting personal essays, highlighting how writing aided in processing emotions. It discusses the journey of transitioning from contrived fiction to introspective personal narratives, focusing on the balance between explicit storytelling and reader interpretation. The conversation delves into the art of crafting short, standalone vignettes and weaving them together to create complete stories, touching on themes of love, loss, and the struggle between permanence and impermanence.
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