Creative nonfiction

Creative nonfiction is a genre of literature, also known as literary journalism and narrative journalism, which uses literary skills in the writing of nonfiction. A work of creative nonfiction, if well written, contains accurate and well-researched information and also holds the interest of the reader. Creative nonfiction is contrasted to "research nonfiction" which may contain accurate information, but may not be particularly well written and may not hold the attention of the reader very well.

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Literature - Literary journalism - Literary - Skill - Writing - Nonfiction - Well-researched

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Forms of creative nonfiction can include essays, diaries, autobiography, biographies, magazine writing, travel writing, nature writing, science writing, histories, journalism, and the memoir.

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Narrative nonfiction is a type of creative nonfiction which tells a story, for example, Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden. Black Hawk Down began as a series of newspaper and Internet articles. Its availability as an Internet series gave the author the benefit of extensive feedback from viewers. Bob Woodward of the Washington Post is also noted for his skills at narrative nonfiction, in books like All the President's Men and Bush at War.

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Tells a story - Black Hawk Down - Mark Bowden - Newspaper - Internet - Feedback - Bob Woodward - Washington Post - All the President's Men - Bush at War

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