tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post7757108335556563957..comments2023-10-19T12:06:44.542-04:00Comments on Jon's Life. Or Other Odd People Doing Odd Things.: Creative Non-FictionJonathon Arntsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-17487687918515872092012-03-01T08:45:55.552-05:002012-03-01T08:45:55.552-05:00Thanks, Ray! A memoir is non-fiction, but bound en...Thanks, Ray! A memoir is non-fiction, but bound entirely by truth (supposedly). CNF allows the author to not claim that the entire novel is accurate or presented in the most accurate light. For instance, if James Frey had taken the CNF angle for his work A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, he would be in a very different place nowadays.<br /><br />HOUSE OF FIELDS does take place in Oceana County, between Hart and Walkerville. I highly recommend you read it.<br /><br />The way Oomen describes the events of her childhood shows how she is less concerned with accuracy and more concerned with writing a good story.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-5877600299393266602012-03-01T08:41:01.215-05:002012-03-01T08:41:01.215-05:00I know. It's a funny dynamic. I think narrativ...I know. It's a funny dynamic. I think narrative non-fiction is a great synonym for CNF.<br /><br />What I wrote above, does it feel like non-fiction to you?Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-13802678704322130352012-03-01T08:39:53.878-05:002012-03-01T08:39:53.878-05:00I like when it's done well too, Laura! I hope ...I like when it's done well too, Laura! I hope I will some day be among those who are great at it.<br /><br />And this current header is here to stay! (supposedly)Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-19305270941290498572012-03-01T08:38:40.314-05:002012-03-01T08:38:40.314-05:00Thanks, Kelly!Thanks, Kelly!Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-52206330594140166232012-03-01T08:36:38.952-05:002012-03-01T08:36:38.952-05:00When we learned about CNF in lit last year, my pro...When we learned about CNF in lit last year, my prof said is was very new, having started in the late 90's at Michigan State University.<br /><br />If you Google the term, you'll be amazed by how much comes up.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-43587455481596305562012-02-29T19:01:55.792-05:002012-02-29T19:01:55.792-05:00Very engaging, Mr. Arntson. My question is, how w...Very engaging, Mr. Arntson. My question is, how would CNF based on somebody's experiences be different from a memoir?<br /><br />Also wondering about the CNF book that takes place in West Michigan. Would that be Oceana County? Because I've lived in Shelby.Ray Veenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-48059883824687075362012-02-29T18:45:11.168-05:002012-02-29T18:45:11.168-05:00Interesting. I'm trying to wrap my brain aroun...Interesting. I'm trying to wrap my brain around the oxymoron that is "Creative NonFiction". Is it like high interest? Or NonFiction that reads like a novel like A Civil Action or Dark Tide?<br /><br />I need more information!Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-13499300332918702492012-02-29T18:21:18.707-05:002012-02-29T18:21:18.707-05:00I love creative nonfiction when it's done well...I love creative nonfiction when it's done well. :)<br /><br />I love that every time I come to your blog, there is a different header! :)Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-19730464040648757472012-02-29T18:07:11.469-05:002012-02-29T18:07:11.469-05:00Well written, Jon. This is the first I've hear...Well written, Jon. This is the first I've heard of CNF!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-47671299602680230402012-02-29T15:54:28.380-05:002012-02-29T15:54:28.380-05:00Did you know even after receiving my literature de...Did you know even after receiving my literature degree some ninet...a long time ago, I'd never heard of it referred to as creative non-fiction until you mentioned it? Somehow the more I read my own creative non-fiction (in blog form) the more I believe that I'm creating actual fiction :) I TRY to keep it real...yo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-2392021635475371752012-02-29T14:39:25.135-05:002012-02-29T14:39:25.135-05:00ha! Thanks, Matt.ha! Thanks, Matt.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-49586471554521411472012-02-29T14:39:07.605-05:002012-02-29T14:39:07.605-05:00I suspected most of you would not have read CNF. I...I suspected most of you would not have read CNF. It's more of an up and coming genre than anything else.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-11831146944352647722012-02-29T13:38:19.569-05:002012-02-29T13:38:19.569-05:00Jon,
You are an excellent writer. I would read yo...Jon,<br /><br />You are an excellent writer. I would read your memoir, fo sheezy.<br /><br />As far as myself, my past is too dark for non-fiction, but I have read some. I particularly like biographies. Isaacson's on Einstein was very good, and I really enjoyed the Dalai Lama's autobiography.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-71243118020670003082012-02-29T12:07:29.536-05:002012-02-29T12:07:29.536-05:00I'm having a hard time thinking of any CNF mat...I'm having a hard time thinking of any CNF material, in book form, that I've read.<br /><br />Then again, I am still half asleep this morning.Voidwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06688751100806767843noreply@blogger.com