{"id":328,"date":"2020-11-20T11:18:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:52:41","slug":"non-fiction-what-is-creative-writing-in-non-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/non-fiction-what-is-creative-writing-in-non-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Creative Writing In Non-Fiction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u2018Creative non-fiction\u2019 is one of the trickiest terms in writing. Non-fiction means being factual. Creative means using imagination. Isn\u2019t that a conflict?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At one end, you have textbooks, how-to books, academic and professional work of every sort. In areas like this, factual expertise and clarity matters hugely. Imaginative writing and creative insight may actually get in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the other end of the non-fiction writing game, you have some genuinely creative areas. <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/us-agents-for-travel-non-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travel writing <\/a>is one. <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/a-guide-on-writing-memoirs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Memoir and biography <\/a>can be another. Factual reconstruction of particular historical episodes another. If you want to read a non-fiction book that reads exactly like a novel, then try Truman Capote\u2019s&nbsp;<em>In Cold Blood<\/em>. It\u2019s completely true. But it reads like a novel. Capote, in fact, called it a non-fiction novel. It\u2019s famous partly because of its genre-bending format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also find historians writing quite creatively (try Simon Schama\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Rough Crossings<\/em>). And some of our own clients have used our help to achieve bestselling success in the <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/memoir-writing-prompts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">memoir<\/a> category, if you look for John Fenton\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Please Don\u2019t Make Me Go<\/em>, or Barbara Tate\u2019s amazing&nbsp;<em>West End Girls<\/em>. Both these books had the freshness and creativity of novels.<\/p>\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"blog-notice-block_75e176f364d0640e1abc2e9b3537fe50\"\n\tclass=\"blog-notice alignfull narrow\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block narrow\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#ee2a7b; color:#ff\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block__quote blog-notice-block__quote--left\">\n\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"1.6em\" height=\"1.2em\"\n\t\t\t\tviewBox=\"0 0 398.93 300.41\" fill=\"inherit\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g id=\"Group_123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path id=\"Path_34\" class=\"st0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M299.17 101c-30.25-.02-58.87 13.73-77.76 37.36C245.24 71.07 305.36 19.92 379.17 10.5L377.83 0c-96.27 12.29-170.46 91.86-177.46 187.71-7.17 54.59 31.27 104.66 85.86 111.84 54.59 7.17 104.66-31.27 111.84-85.86s-31.27-104.66-85.86-111.84c-4.33-.57-8.69-.86-13.04-.85z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path id=\"Path_35\" class=\"st0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\td=\"M99.66 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narrow\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color:#ee2a7b;\"\n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"blog-notice-block__title\">Learn how to make your true story come alive<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr hr--blog-cta\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Have an idea for a work of non-fiction but not sure how to start?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This six-week online course with publisher Sam Jordison is for you<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blog-notice-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ll finish the course with a developed idea ready to pitch<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/creative-writing-courses\/creative-non-fiction\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener 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You can get a real quick survey of the core novelist\u2019s tools\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/\">on this blog<\/a>. You can get a more in-depth guide to those skills by browsing our full\u00a0set of <a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/writing-a-book-for-the-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing resources<\/a>. Either way, the core of creative writing in non-fiction is to create immediacy, to get close to the character and to the drama of the unfolding moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using web-based resources is a good first step on the path to writing successful non-fiction, but it\u2019s only a first step. Other bits of advice would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Read a lot<\/strong>. You won\u2019t succeed in non-fiction unless you know the market you\u2019re trying to write for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take a course<\/strong>. It\u2019s one thing learning from books. It\u2019s quite another getting personal feedback from a top tutor as you start to develop your skills. Courses these days can be quite cheap and can be done from home, so it\u2019s not the hassle that it once used to be. We offer some brilliant courses, so&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/member-resources\/video-courses\/how-to-write-video-course\/\">check them out<\/a>&nbsp;here. Depending on exactly what you\u2019re writing, you may even find that a \u2018how to write a novel\u2019 course will be the right one for your particular project \u2013 but if in doubt, just&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/jericho-writers\/about-us\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ask<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Start writing and get help<\/strong>. Finally \u2013 crucially \u2013 the only way you\u2019ll learn how to write better is to start writing. Just get stuck in. You\u2019ll learn masses simply by plunging in. Then, once you\u2019ve got a good chunk of the manuscript written, you can<a href=\"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/our-services\/jericho-editors-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;get expert feedback<\/a>&nbsp;on what you\u2019ve done \u2013 what works, what doesn\u2019t work, what you need to do to fix it. Using that support wisely can make all the difference between a book that publishers love, and one that just accumulates rejection letters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And whatever your project, good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Creative non-fiction\u2019 is one of the trickiest terms in writing. Non-fiction means being factual. Creative means using imagination. Isn\u2019t that a conflict? At one end, you have textbooks, how-to books, academic and professional work of every sort. In areas like this, factual expertise and clarity matters hugely. 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