Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction is a style of writing that blends the literary techniques of fiction with the truth of nonfiction. This style of writing is very interesting and it makes the book become more real. Using this style of writing the author can write more of an interesting view or spin on the nonfiction.

This new genre of writing, you have more freedom to bend the book. It gives the writer a way to express the novel their way while still saying the truth. With more freedom you can make the book more interesting and get the reader more involved into the story. The author uses creative nonfiction to make the factual parts of the book more interesting for the reader. Using this method of writing you are freer to write.

A great example of creative nonfiction would be John McPhee’s “The Curve of Binding Energy”. He uses a true biography of Ted Taylor to explain the dangers of nuclear technology. He makes the terminology easy to understand and read. He also makes a dull subject interesting for the common people who really don’t know much about it. This book is proof that creative nonfiction works and it helps the reader stay into the book longer.

By using creative nonfiction, McPhee can get his point across better than if he placed an article in a magazine or newspaper. By using the creative nonfiction he made the subject easier to understand and read.

Creative nonfiction is sort of like journalism. You write about a subject just like an interview. You’re telling a truthful story about a certain person or thing, and explaining to the reader what you got out of that interview. The difference between creative nonfiction and journalism is that with journalism you are asking the questions but with the creative nonfiction you are observing the object and writing about what you see. This makes it more interesting because creative nonfiction takes the story and makes it more appealing.

I see this genre as a tool for young writers to use when they need to write about a certain subject. It forces you to become more informed about the subject you are writing about. If you are more informed with the subject you know more about it and can thus write a better paper. This would be a great tool for me personally because sometimes I find that I can’t write much about any subject.

In conclusion, by using creative nonfiction the writer can find it easier to get to the point and get that point across. It makes the reader more interested in the subject and it helps him or her understand it better. It helps you find a way to express the truth in ways that make the reader and writer connect. Creative nonfiction is easier to write and easier to understand.