Abstract
This book chapter is a reflection on the process of writing biography, and the creative process, also how this impacts upon the content of writing presented as 'non-fiction' but which is written in a style more familiar to readers of fiction. The chapter focuses on the author's experience of writing about the life of Alasdair Gray, the Scottish polymath, writer and artist.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Writing Creative Non-Fiction |
| Subtitle of host publication | Determining the Form |
| Editors | Laura Tansley, Micaela Maftei |
| Place of Publication | Canterbury |
| Pages | 55-70 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- biography
- non-fiction
- Alasdair Gray
- Scotland
- truth
Cite this
Glass, R. (2015). More lies please: biography and the duty to abandon truth. In L. Tansley, & M. Maftei (Eds.), Writing Creative Non-Fiction: Determining the Form (pp. 55-70).