it rhymes... #realityhunger wonder what this is going to be about

the creativity behind making a collage, i've never thought of it as a piece of art, as stated in 44b #realityhunger

37b, actually reminds me of this 18th century poetry class i took one semester, where we discussed the industrial revolution bringing about ways to make copies and transport work instead of copying by hand #realityhunger

poeticccccccc #realityhunger

aphorism... #realityhunger

in part b, who is Bacchylides or Terence? #realityhunger

the last three sections of part a (4, 5, 6) get shorter and shorter in length compared to section 1, 2, 3 of part a... what's with the ending abruptly with no explanation of "exhibit" #realityhunger

raw material is considered "unprocessed, unfiltered, uncensored, unprofessional"... and they call it unartiness. so what is artiness then, if you define unartiness?? #realityhunger

what does it mean to "smuggle more of what the artist thinks is reality into the work of art"? and why use the word smuggle #realityhunger

The substantial amount of examples given by the author in the first paragraph is concerning, as I have no knowledge about any of the examples and this makes me feel like I am gonna have to buckle up for this book. I do not know who Edward Hoagland is or what his journals are about.

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The section about essays being an attempt or experiment stood out to me because it makes writing feel less like proving one final answer and more like thinking through something as you go. I kind of like that idea because not everything has to end with a perfect conclusion. #realityhunger

I like the idea that nonfiction writers imagine while fiction writers invent. It makes nonfiction seem less objective than I usually think of it, because even true stories still have to be shaped by the writer. #realityhunger

“Memory: the past rewritten in the direction of feeling” stood out to me because emotions probably change the way we remember things. Two people could go through the same event and still remember it completely differently based on how it made them feel. #realityhunger

“Anything processed by memory is fiction” is a pretty crazy idea. I get what he means though because even when we remember something honestly, our brain is still shaping it and filling in details. #realityhunger

The part about Tina Fey using Sarah Palins actual words is interesting because it shows how you can take something real and make it into something new just by reframing it. The material is real but the way it’s presented changes how we see it. #realityhunger

On the other hand, the line “Act naturally” made me laugh because once you know you’re being watched, can you really act completely natural? It makes me think about reality TV and social media, where people are supposed to be “real” but they still know there’s an audience. #realityhunger

The Jennicam part is interesting because she says the appeal came from the fact that it wasn’t staged. I can relate bc I like to watch vlogs on tiktok or youtube because everyday life can feel more interesting when it seems unfiltered. #realityhunger

The idea that an essay originally meant “trial,” “attempt,” or “experiment” makes a lot of sense for this book and what Shields believes. He seems to treat writing like something you can test and play with instead of something that has to follow a set structure. #realityhunger

I thought it was interesting that memoir used to be more about what someone knew than who they were. Now memoir feels way more personal, so it shows how genres can completely change over time. #realityhunger

The definition of fiction, “to shape, fashion, form, or mold” stood out to me. It makes fiction sound less like just making things up and more like taking events and shaping them into a story. #realityhunger