CCBC-Net Archives
NON-FICTION SEMANTICS
- Contemporary messages sorted: [ by date ] [ by subject ] [ by author ]
From: Bowen, Brenda <Brenda.Bowen>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 09:32:52 -0500
Not to get us too hung up on words (though words are our business, as they say), I'd give the term "narrative non-fiction" to non-fiction that employs techniques of fiction -- strong narrative, a particular point of view,
"plot," and vivid writing. Brenda Bowen Simon & Schuster
Received on Tue 02 Apr 2002 08:32:52 AM CST
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 09:32:52 -0500
Not to get us too hung up on words (though words are our business, as they say), I'd give the term "narrative non-fiction" to non-fiction that employs techniques of fiction -- strong narrative, a particular point of view,
"plot," and vivid writing. Brenda Bowen Simon & Schuster
Received on Tue 02 Apr 2002 08:32:52 AM CST
