Comparing Creative Nonfiction to Standard Nonfiction

“Just the facts, ma’am…” Los Angeles police detective Sergeant Joe Friday (actor Jack Webb) directed the witnesses he interviewed in the 50s/60s TV show Dragnet. They so often spun off into the realm of creative nonfiction, and he and his partner had no time for that. But those with compelling true stories should write their story in just that way and bring it to life for the reader.

EXAMPLES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION VIGNETTES:

One of Those–Hot Texas–Nights

Dance of Fireflies

The Things We Carry

Big Granny’s Wishbook

One Night in Barcelona

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ADDUCENT A Comparison of Creative Nonfiction to Standard Nonfiction

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