Listening to Aaron Smith’s explanation (in the recording of Chris Evans’ interview of Aaron and me for WRUV) of the historical situation that forms the backdrop for the novel he was writing during NaNoWriMo, I began thinking about the different ways that facts can be involved in fiction. In the normal course of things, facts [...]
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NaNoWriMo: Writing Fiction vs Writing Nonfiction 2 Imagination and Fact
Posted in Fiction, NaNoWriMo, Nonfiction on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
NaNoWriMo: Writing Fiction vs Writing Nonfiction 1 Audience and Sequence
Posted in Fiction, NaNoWriMo, Narration, Nonfiction, Writing Techniques on December 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my interview with Chris Evans on WRUV (University of Vermont radio) yesterday, the subject of the differences in writing fiction and nonfiction was touched on. I’d like to expand on it a bit here. During NaNoWriMo, I began writing a novel, a genre that I had not worked in since my bachelor’s paper—a mystery [...]
