True Tales, Well Told: Creative Nonfiction
The words “creative” and “nonfiction” describe the form. The word “creative” refers to the use of literary craft, the techniques fiction writers, playwrights, and poets employ to present nonfiction—factually accurate prose about real people and events—in a compelling, vivid, dramatic manner. The goal is to make nonfiction stories read like fiction so that your readers are as enthralled by fact as they are by fantasy.
The word “creative” has been criticized in this context because some people have maintained that being creative means that you pretend or exaggerate or make up facts and embellish details. This is completely incorrect. "It is possible to be honest and straightforward and brilliant and creative at the same time."
Throughout this unit, you will write and rewrite and write! Remember- "There are different rules for reading, for thinking, and for talking. Writing blends all three of them."