Telling a Story

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Telling a Story
Topic Started: Jun 13 2009, 10:12 PM (195 Views)
Nivexonix	Jun 13 2009, 10:12 PM Post #1
L o v e Posts: 565 Group: Members Member #90,678 Joined: January 15, 2006 I'm Browsing With Firefox 3	As a reader flipping through the pages of a book for enjoyment, we rarely consider the actions the writer took when writing this story. Only in deep analysis of the text do we actually consider what the writer has done. By taking a non-fiction event, you can transform it, as a writer, into a event that is not fully what happened, but yet still provides a good grasp of the truth and gives the reader a reason to enjoy your work. While it is not necessary to question what is the truth in writing, it makes us, as readers, wonder what was the reasoning for the changes and also what the truth had that the writer did not want readers to know about. Tim O'Brien mentions this largely in his book, The Thing They Carried. To get a better grasp of this topic, I would highly suggest reading it. Here is a quick synopsis though. In his chapter titled "Notes" he describes how he changed what actually happened, which is quite boring as a reader, into something that still creates the same scene. He's changed it to embellish certain points though, which helps to create a story. This is where I am going with this. Does this decision make you question what a writer has put forward to you? Topic Rules This should be discussion of the writer's decision. Don't touch of specific writers, unless it provides a good example for your point. This shouldn't break down into a list of books that are/aren't worth reading or anything simple. Stick to the topic. Edited by Nivexonix, Jun 17 2009, 07:53 PM.



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