title: Creative Nonfiction: Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life, Second Edition
author:  Philip Gerard 
description: "No one has taught me more about research and reporting in service to art than Philip Gerard. My copy of his <i>Creative Nonfiction</i> is a patchwork of sticky notes, underlined passages, and handwritten stars, checkmarks, and exclamation points. A writer spends so much time in solitude and uncertainty that a book like this is more than simply a guide. It is a relief, a reassurance, a rescue flare. With its clarity, insight, and good sense, it is a clarion call to what is possible within the genre." --Benjamin Rachlin, author of <i>Ghost of the Innocent Man</i><br /><br />"Philip Gerard was an essential instructor when I was writing my memoir back in 2013, and I'm thrilled to see his wisdom has been lifted from the classroom and distilled into these pages. Without him, I would have remained lost in the early stages of drafting. From early project conception to publication to issues of libel, Gerard saves us from our worst impulses and motivates us to tell the best truth we can. Keep this one on you at all times." --Garrard Conley, author of <i>Boy Erased</i><br /><br />"<i>Creative Nonfiction</i> is not only an excellent guide to writing well and an elegant example of the genre it describesit's also just a great read." --Leslie Rubinkowski, author of <i>Impersonating Elvis</i> and Director, Goucher College Low-Residency MFA Program in Nonfiction
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  # Artifact Of The True Patriot
  
  
  ### The Daniel Codex™ Book Three
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Judith Berens
  
  
  
  
  
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  Martha Carr
  
  
  
  
  
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  Michael Anderle
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Artifact Of The True Patriot (this book) is a work of fiction.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are
  either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
  Sometimes both.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2018 Judith Berens, Martha Carr and Michael Anderle
  
  
  Cover by [Fantasy Book Design](http://www.fantasybookdesign.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover copyright © LMBPN Publishing
  
  
  A Michael Anderle Production
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  LMBPN Publishing supports the right to free expression and the value of
  copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to
  produce the creative works that enrich our culture.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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