What two techniques from journalism and fiction writing can best be combined in creative nonfiction?
Answer #3:
The journalist technique of establishing a context and compression from fiction writing can best be combined in creative nonfiction.
3 details that support this answer:
1) Upon discussing the various techniques that go into journalsism, my mentor came to the conclusion that establishing context was the most important aspect of the genre. Sarah Torribio states, "The selective creation of facts and details as well as composite character development can produce a compelling narrative. Through this process one must maintain objectivity and vividly depict there are through a series of events that adhere to the reader."
2) "Compression combines multiple incidents or situations in order to flush out the narrative. This technique allows a writer to build a compelling, three-dimensional story with more ease and fluidity." Lee Gutkind (You Can't Make This Stuff Up) as he reflects on Janet Malcolm's, In the Freud Archives.
3) Walden published in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau (first attempt at this technique)
The research sources that support these details/answer:
You Can't Make This Stuff Up by Lee Gutkind
Sarah Torribio, reporter at the Claremont Courier
Creative Nonfiction, online magazine:
https://www.creativenonfiction.org/online-reading/compression
Concluding Sentence:
By first establishing context, only then can an author delve into the crucial elements of a narrative. These aspects that provide the flesh to the skeleton of a story include: dialogue, character development, scene, voice, and detail.
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