Storytelling, a primitive art, is as old as the beginning of mankind. People want to receive what's out there in the form of stories, not just facts, opinion, analysis.

Maybe I have a one-track mind, but the best writers and thinkers are focusing on nonfiction these days this is the genre where a writer can make a mark and change an aspect of the world - much more so than in fiction.

And there are two types of stories. One type is one's own story. The other type is telling the stories of others. Thanks to this genre, writers of nonfiction can now use the tools of the reporter, the points of view and ear for dialog of a novelist, and the passion and wordplay of the poet.

Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.

Most writers want to share their essay or book much too quickly. Those who accept the pain of hard work and revising are those who get published.

Blogging has helped create an expanded awareness of the creative nonfiction genre, generally. But I suspect many bloggers continue to be unaware that they are (or have the potential to be) literary or artful.

The seeds of genius are in many blogs, but bloggers lack the interest in or understanding of the difference between blogging and fully-formed literary efforts.