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Tagged with non-fiction technique
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What determines the value or worthiness of an autobiography?
To make an otherwise long winded story short, I have an uncommon tale of survivorship.
Context: From child runaway, to kidnapping victim, to an escape ten years, ten months, and 23 days later.
For the ...
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How to list main ideas in a conclusion chapter without being repetitive with the wording?
In the conclusions chapter of my book (technical, non fiction writing) I want to go over the main ideas I addressed throughout the entire book, as a reminder for the reader and really drive in some of ...
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How to write a nice frame challenge?
When answering questions on Stack Exchange, some of us challenge the assumptions of the author. These frame challenges can often be quite popular answers. This popularity, however, can simply be a ...
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How to write a good moderator nomination post?
Another stack site I use is currently having an election and I am considering nominating. There are two parts to the nomination process; the nomination itself and the questionnaire to candidates. This ...
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Writing about oneself objectively
I was recently updating some of my Stack Exchange profiles and I remembered how much I hate writing about myself. It isn't just Stack Exchange profiles either. It's resume cover letters. It's college ...
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Making science for toddlers easy to remember
I have been intending to create a book for toddlers with basic scientific notions in it. Most books for this target readership that I have seen present whatever content in the form of a story, quite ...
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David Foster Wallace's technique in "Consider the Lobster"
After reading the essay "Consider the Lobster" by the famous writer David Foster Wallace, I realized that Wallace had employed a rather sly technique. If you're interested in answering this question, ...
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How do I make a concluding sentence flow from the previous sentence?
This question was flagged as being similar to another question of mine, so I have to clarify that this question pertains to how I should introduce the concluding sentence, whereas the other one ...
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Memoir on a coveted experience, has no conflict! What should i do?
I am writing about my experience at place X-- a place that is coveted by many people, a dream come true of sorts!
Problem is: There is no conflict in my experience -- just a description of what a ...
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Is it eccentric to address the reader in non-fiction writing?
I have observed that I often address the reader in my essays to lay down a point. To give you an example, I'll write:
You can utilize every productivity hack that's out there, and still be
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Commonly accepted term for ways to present book content?
Without regard to genre, is there a commonly accepted term for the various ways that book content can be presented?
For instance, consider the following (an incomplete list):
Dialogue
Diaries
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Should I write 3 separate autobiographies?
I have started writing my autobiography. I am going to describe 3 very important life events.
Now, should I write about all three life events in one book or should I write them separately?
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[Words in brackets in print and online]
Unfortunately I can't find a reference now, but many times I'll read an article either in print or online, and I'll see a certain word or phrase in brackets []. Here's a bad ex.
The man walked up the ...
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Are composite characters in creative non-fiction okay?
I come from a journalism background and am very interested in the dying style of narrative journalism, or creative non-fiction. I was discussing a project with a potential editor and said I didn't ...
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How can one make technical issues more accessible to a non-technical audience?
Most of what I write is non-fiction -- technical books, blog posts on open source topics, political stuff, etc. Lately, I find that some of the topics I am trying to present are much more technical ...
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