Fiction and Non-Fiction

The first element of writing to be discussed is Fiction. Fiction is basically telling a story that necessarily doesn’t happen in real life. It may be based on events that could happen, but they usually don’t happen. Like an imaginary basketball game that can win a player fame and prestige among his peers. And sometimes it can be outrageously unrealistic that the only places that it could happen would be on paper. Like a talking dog that can sing, tap dance, and save the world all at the same time.

Some forms and variations on fiction include prose, poetry, novels, novellas, short stories, flash fiction, etc. These forms will be discussed in later blogs.

Non-fiction, on the other hand, is an account of particular events that are usually presented as truth. Some interpretations may be accurate, some may not. Most of the time, the information is taken as truth.

Types of non-fiction include biographies, diaries, essays, encyclopedias, book reports, autobiographies. These forms, along with a few others, will also be discussed.

So, to summarize things, fiction can be true or false, depending on how you look at it, and non-fiction usually is accurate unless found out otherwise.

Next week will be a discussion about prose and poetry.