Creative Nonfiction Essays
Creative nonfiction essays have certain characteristics that are not in regular essays. They are less serious and less formal. They are not as boring as normal essays and can keep the reader's attention better. The language is deeper and is more creative. People feel more inclined to read creative nonfiction essays than boring old research essays. It is similar to poems in the sense that they kind of use similar language. It is similar to stories because a creative essay tells a story in a way. It is different from both in the sense that it is still an essay and is more formal.
I can use my own writing to create a creative nonfiction essay that has qualities of both poetry and fiction. I will use descriptive language and make my reader's interested in my essay. They will make the essay easier to read and will keep my reader's from getting bored. It won't be a research paper which makes it more entertaining to read.
