BLOG # 14: FORMS AND TYPES OF CREATIVE NONFICTION 2

5. REFLECTIVE ESSAY DEFINITION       Reflective writing is an analytical practice in which the writer describes a real or imaginary scene, event, interaction, passing thought, memory, form, adding a personal reflection on the meaning of the item or incident, thought, feeling, emotion, or situation in his or her life. Many reflective writers keep in mind questions, such as "What did I notice?", "How has this changed me?" or "What...

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BLOG # 13: PRINCIPLES, ELEMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IN CREATIVE NONFICTION 2

F. SETTING AND ATMOSPHERE Definition           Setting is an environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place. It may provide particular information about placement and timing, such as New York, America, in the year 1820. Setting could be simply descriptive, like a lonely cottage on a mountain. Social conditions, historical time, geographical locations, weather, immediate surroundings, and timing are...

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BLOG # 10 PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS AND TECHNIQUES IN CREATIVE NONFICTION

3. Principles, Elements, Techniques and Devices in Creative Nonfiction A. Plot        Definition;       Plot is known as the foundation of a novel or story, around which the characters and settings are built. It is meant to organize information and events in a logical manner. When writing the plot of a piece of literature, the author has to be careful that it does not dominate the other parts...

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