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Literary Journalism: Adding humanity, empathy and a full point of view to true stories
At first glance, journalism and literature seem like worlds apart, but when you look closely—adjusting the lens of your loupe—you’ll find remarkable similarities between them. What draws literature closer to journalism is their style of writing. Authors of fiction employ specific techniques to evoke emotion and vividly depict characters and settings, creating a sense of…
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Interview with Erika Gallion: Award-Winning Creative Nonfiction Author
“Nonfiction writers have to find a balance of very deep emotional and a kind of investigative work.” “It truly only takes one editor to recognize your work.” Erika Gallion Velasquez is a Los Angeles based writer originally from Canton, Ohio. Her creative writing has been published in Entropy, Angel City Review, Women’s Review of Books,…