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A handy Directory for the top and most helpful Non-Fiction treasures around

An Introduction to Non-Fiction

Hullo there! Welcome to the handy guide that’ll aid you all across the board in triumphing Non-Fiction writing and achieving journalistic or other Non-Fiction ambitions.

There are many reasons why one writes Non-Fiction. It could be because they want to share a tale of emotional experience or life-changing brilliance; it could be because they want to express opinions on the World; it could be because they want to write to be funny; or it could be that they want to review the things they love. Whatever the reason that one writes Non-Fiction may be, it is discovering the art of Non-Fiction that matters.

Non-Fiction doesn’t have to be the ol’boring essay-writing and news reports we come across every day in life. Non-Fiction can be the soul of literature. You can take the creative imagination you behold from fiction and transform it into offering a view on World events that can inspire, entertain and enlighten your audience. You can take the structure of a story and apply it in making the readers of your tales experience them in the glory you were able to.

So, take the beauty of Non-Fiction in your palms and write it. Create it. Craft it.

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Submitting to the Directory: If you've seen an article on Young Writers Society or on another site and you believe it to be valuable in the writing of Non-Fiction, then please PM me the link, author and a comment as to why you believe it to be helpful.


YWS:

Topic: Writing Non-Fiction: Tutorial Author: BenFranks
Comments: Brief introduction to the styles of Non-Fiction and how to write them in certain ways, involving humour and research. Covers: Tales, Essays, Articles, Columns, etc.

Topic: 5 Tips on Researching Author: fishr
Comments: Context is primarily around Short Stories/Fiction, but the tips on research can be manipulated to benefit your writing of Non-Fiction and producing a sound argument.

Topic: The Value of Research Author: Angels-Symphony
Comments: Again, primarily in context around fiction literature, but a very handy article for realising the flaws in absent research.

Topic: Essay Writing: How to Take the Formulaic and Make it Yours Author: Teague
Comments: A gem of an article offering help in essay writing.


Other Sites:

Topic: Five tips to Writing Informative Articles Author: William L. (GobalArticleVillage.com)
Comments: Though business based in context, William does cover the main points to writing a fairly well-rounded and informative article, how to apply it to the intended audience and how to word it in favour of what you're featuring as your subject.

Topic: 5 Tips to Being a Columnist Author: Jan Verhoeff (janverhoeff.com)
Comments: Basic tips to get you started on writing columns.

http://www.iUniverse.com - Non-Fiction publishing.

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