What Is Fiction and Non Fiction
What Is Fiction and Non Fiction
What Is Fiction and Non Fiction
“The use of rich, evocative sensory detail; the different pacing tempos of
dramatic and non-dramatic events; the juxtaposition of summarized
narrative and dramatized scenes; the temporary delay and withholding
of story information, to heighten suspense and complicate plot; the use
of different points of view to narrate, including stark objective
effacement and deep subjective interiority; and the stylized use of
language to narrate events and render human consciousness.”
WHAT IS NONFICTION?
Nonfiction, by contrast, is factual and reports on true events. Histories,
biographies, journalism, and essays are all considered nonfiction.
Usually, nonfiction has a higher standard to uphold than fiction. A few
smatterings of fact in a work of fiction does not make it true, while a few
fabrications in a nonfiction work can force that story to lose all
credibility.
Although it’s sometimes hard to tell the difference between fiction and
nonfiction, especially in the hands of a skilled author, just remember
this: If it reports the truth, it’s nonfiction. If it stretches the truth, it’s
fiction.