Journal 5- Morgan DeWitt

Part one: I learned the most about creative nonfiction from the "Telling the Truth" section. When we first starting writing and reading about creative nonfiction I had a really hard time wrapping my mind around how nonfiction writing and creative writing could coexist. "Telling the Truth had a lot of good quotes that helped me understand the subject and inspired me to write the two stories we did. One of my favorite quotes was from Joan Didion, "Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing." I really liked this because I pictured myself writing a true story and then later incorporating research to better the story. Separating the two things and bring them together in unison really helped me

Part two:  The story I read was called The Library as a Story. Here's the link: https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/library-storyplace

The Library as a Story was about the evolving world of books and bookstores. I felt a personal connection with this story because I absolute love the smell, the touch, and the heartiness of a real book. I am not one to read a novel or a textbook off of a laptop or a tablet device.

The story offered a lot of good imagery in the beginning that I enjoyed, "One Sunday night in 2006, I saw a yuppie parked in her sport utility vehicle outside my village library. Lit by the dim light of her laptop propped against the steering wheel, she was using the library's wireless network- before Monday morning deadlines at the office, I guessed. The library that never closed was being born."

This was one of my favorite lines in the whole story, the ending especially hit home.

I also admired the research he did on all the different mediums you can find literature on and how.

I would definitely suggest this read if you appreciate real books. 

One Sunday night in 2006, I saw a yuppie parked in her sport utility vehicle outside my village library. Lit by the dim light of her laptop propped against the steering wheel, she was using the library’s wireless network—before Monday morning deadlines at the office, I guessed. The library that never closed was being born - See more at: https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/library-storyplace#sthash.JM3wYncE.dpuf

One Sunday night in 2006, I saw a yuppie parked in her sport utility vehicle outside my village library. Lit by the dim light of her laptop propped against the steering wheel, she was using the library’s wireless network—before Monday morning deadlines at the office, I guessed. The library that never closed was being born - See more at: https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/library-storyplace#sthash.JM3wYncE.dpuf

One Sunday night in 2006, I saw a yuppie parked in her sport utility vehicle outside my village library. Lit by the dim light of her laptop propped against the steering wheel, she was using the library’s wireless network—before Monday morning deadlines at the office, I guessed. The library that never closed was being born - See more at: https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/library-storyplace#sthash.JM3wYncE.dpuf