Creative nonfiction grants me more freedom in style, general structure, and revealing myself on the page. Still, reference books and creative nonfiction are linked because I want both to be accessible. That is, I think it comes naturally to people, as writers and as readers. I want to support that idea by making my work as inclusive as possible. Speculate about creative nonfiction as an emerging genre in American literature.
Writing is the lowest paying job that everyone wants to do.
But people also want dearly to tell their stories or write at length about interesting subjects. Creative nonfiction taps into a human need to know and be heard. However, though I see creative nonfiction being practiced in variety, I don't see it gaining respect. I am aware of the temptation to be smothered by the hallmarks of other genres. For example, I try to sustain imagery throughout but not be drowned by it.