“Perhapsing”: The Use of Speculation in Creative Nonfiction, by Lisa Knopp

Blog – Rolf Potts
16/05/2024
“Perhapsing”: The Use of Speculation in Creative Nonfiction, by Lisa Knopp

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At some point, writers of creative nonfiction come to a road block or dead end in our writing, where we don’t have access to the facts we need to tell our story or to sustain our reflection with depth and fullness. If only it was ethical to just make something up, we might think, or…

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