Exploring Nonfiction Books and Writing Styles

WRITING If you are considering writing a nonfiction book, there are multiple approaches you can take. What you ultimately decide will depend on many factors, including the purpose and subject of your book. The term nonfiction simply designates literature that deals with facts and reality. It’s such a broad term when it comes to describing reading material, and it doesn’t necessarily tell readers a lot about what they can expect. (Imagine the search results that would come up if you just typed nonfiction into Google!) When writing your book, it is important to pinpoint what subject you’re writing about. For example, academia-oriented writing—such as history and philosophy—has very specific purposes for both the writer and the reader. Before you wade through the most popular nonfiction writing styles, it might be helpful to first consider the most popular types of nonfiction books that are on the market. Nonfiction Books Autobiography —A recording of a person’s life, written by that person. These are usually written by people who are famous or have contributed significantly to some important movement. Biography —A recording of a person’s life, written by someone else. Just as with an autobiography, they are usually only written about people of note. Creative nonfiction —A relatively new (and sometimes controversial) addition to the nonfiction umbrella, this is when an author uses traditionally fiction-oriented approaches to write about factually accurate events. This can include writing about an event that actually happened but using a fictional protagonist and conforming to the “exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution” format that is not typically seen in nonfiction. Memoir —Just as with an autobiography, a memoir is when a person writes about his or her own life experiences. The two differ, however, in that memoirs usually home in on one specific and meaningful period of the author’s life instead of an overarching look at the whole thing. Personal essay —A shorter piece of writing that usually describes an event from the author’s life that is both personally meaningful and contains significant lessons that can be applied to a wider audience. Persuasive nonfiction —Any […]

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