Comments on: Is True Fiction Just True Fraud? http://www.sinandsyntax.com/talking-story/is-true-fiction-just-true-fraud/ An online salon for those who love wicked good prose. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrea Pitzer http://www.sinandsyntax.com/talking-story/is-true-fiction-just-true-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Andrea Pitzer Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:34:03 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntax.com/?p=414#comment-259 Hi, Connie, A little background on my comments for Alissa Quart's CJR piece, which were specifically related to authors producing researched fiction rather than journalism. As you guessed, I was in no way advocating that journalists make the leap to fiction. The salability reference was taken from a larger discussion about what impressions, false or true, might be motivating some writers to cross over. Not surprisingly, I remain a fan of well-researched, well-written narrative nonfiction. Hi, Connie,

A little background on my comments for Alissa Quart’s CJR piece, which were specifically related to authors producing researched fiction rather than journalism. As you guessed, I was in no way advocating that journalists make the leap to fiction. The salability reference was taken from a larger discussion about what impressions, false or true, might be motivating some writers to cross over. Not surprisingly, I remain a fan of well-researched, well-written narrative nonfiction.

]]> By: Try a Little Frisson with Your Nonfiction | Sin and Syntax http://www.sinandsyntax.com/talking-story/is-true-fiction-just-true-fraud/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Try a Little Frisson with Your Nonfiction | Sin and Syntax Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:04:24 +0000 http://www.sinandsyntax.com/?p=414#comment-253 [...] of fiction and nonfiction claims that nonfiction is losing its “frisson.” I hardly agree—see my essay in Talking Story—but if you need further convincing, go no further than the NYT’s top [...] [...] of fiction and nonfiction claims that nonfiction is losing its “frisson.” I hardly agree—see my essay in Talking Story—but if you need further convincing, go no further than the NYT’s top [...]

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