Creative Non-fiction

I went to a reading today at the college library by (Leif) Eric Rigney on writing creative non-fiction. He talked about what creative non-fiction is and read several of his pieces about his life. I really enjoyed listening to his stories, and I realized I want to record some of my stories similarly. I've always enjoyed recording on paper my experiences--trying to recreate details that colored the story and gave it depth and a sense of realism--but I never thought about that type of writing as a genre. I'm going to start on a couple of pieces and see what happens.