Inside the Writing Process

Tonight on the Front Porch, we'll get a lesson in creative writing from some of the most accomplished people in the field. Margaret-Love Denman interviewed more than twenty famous writers to get some insight on the creative process. She's collected those interviews in a new book called "Story Matters". We'll find out what she heard from such literary minds as Dave Eggers, Grace Paley and Tobias Wolff.

We'll also talk with Mimi Schwartz, co-author of Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction. which spells out the ways a good writer's voice can drive a true story. She explains why this style of writing has become increasingly popular since the early 90's and cites examples in her book of authors who succeed in writing creative nonfiction. Mimi Schwartz will also read from her own creative nonfiction work including Thoughts from a Queen Sized Bed.

***These interviews originally aired November 22, 2005 and November 29, 2005***.