Wayne Said:

I need advice for a creative non-fiction project?

We Answered:

Okay.
I read your question [very long ...], and I am willing to give some suggestions but you can use them only if you agree to be a pen pal of mine ... lol!!
You can e-mail me anytime.

You do seem to have a good take on violence but another suggestion might be a shootout inspired by GTA game series ...
Complete indulgence in my opinion is an excellent idea.

Loneliness/anti-social could be tricky.
But, you can try this. How about a teen who has a false account under a pseudonym on say Facebook and gets embroiled in all the "friendships". And when he finally realizes that all his friends were not there because of him but only because he pretended to be someone else, he goes loopy and starts stalking people ...

Materialism:
A teenage girl who watches too many fashion shows on TV and tries to emulate the style of the models by extravagant spending and when she realizes that the money that her parents give her is not enough, she starts picking pockets...

But I cannot substantiate it with any newspaper article snippet.
I just remember bits and pieces from what I have heard. There might be some embellishments of mine as well ... sorry!!

Hope I helped.

Chester Said:

Creative writing: non-fiction?

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The truth is you always include the answer to the 5 w's, "who, where, why, what, and when." Be descriptiive. Pretend the reader is blind, deaf, and dumb. Describe all five sensory items of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Having done that, do it again. You tell me why I would like to know about this person. Did she sacrifice her dream? Give me all the D's. Was she disgraced, disillusioned, disatisfied, dejected, delayed, etc? I could go on and on.

Elmer Said:

What are some ideas for writing a creative non-fiction story?

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Visit your local history museum. Find someone who was given credit for something significant and describe what life must have been like for that person. Look at the photos (if there were any) from that period, or paintings. See what other artists saw. Describe what you see!

Gordon Said:

What is the difference between the fiction writing class and?

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i took intro to creative writing this past semester and loved it. It was reading and writing intensive. You read to get inspired and see examples of how other authors completed similar goals.
for example we had a book of short stories to read and the stories assigned had to deal with sin the same as the story we had to write for our project. from what i understand advanced fiction was more of the same except more specific topics i would assume.

email your professor before sigining up to see what the class is about they'll be more than happy to help

Jordan Said:

HELP!!! writing a creative non fiction story and i need pregnant metaphors or good visuals?

We Answered:

Main Entry: pregnant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: carrying developing offspring within the body
Synonyms: abundant, anticipating, carrying a child, enceinte, expectant, expecting, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, gestating, gravid, heavy, hopeful, in family way, parous, parturient, preggers, productive, prolific, replete, teeming, with child

So lets see...
...her body's gravid abundance was clear to see...
...heavy with new life....
...my eyes were drawn to her fruitful and fertile curves....

Just build a sentance around a word or two from the synonyms that works.

Good luck!

Mario Said:

What is a good theme for a creative non-fiction piece?

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why would your friend's mental illness be redundant? She's and individual and her story is HER story. If you are a good enough writer you can portray her story without making it sound "redundant", can't you? My goodness...don't concentrate on the sad and mundane things...tell about the funny and comical things that have come from her illness...there is nothing wrong with that. I read a book in the Doctors office the other day about having cancer (as I do) and it was all about the funny and hilarious things about having cancer and I can tell you you, it was not offensive at all but uplifting. I thought that was pretty darned fresh and I left there with a smile on my face for the first time in a long time. Now, don't do it if you think it would offend your friend, but if she's your friend, talk to her about it...she may surprise you. and You may surprise your audience. I would be very interested in hearing something upbeat from a mentally challenged person, instead of all the gloom and doom....call me crazy if you like, but I can't think of anything more refreshing than that.