![Writing for Children artwork](https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts113/v4/b3/5e/8d/b35e8d97-e198-7a8c-3a8b-c9e6af2e8f2d/mza_552450365903864998.jpg/100x100bb.jpg)
Top 3 Narrative Nonfiction Missteps | Writing for Children 241
Writing for Children
English - April 16, 2021 16:00 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 178 ratingsBooks Arts Education creativity literacy reviews author authors bookmarketing books caldecott children childrenspublishing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Why Entering Contests Helps YOU | Writing for Children 240
TOP THREE NARRATIVE NONFICTION MISSTEPS
Nonfiction is basically broken into two broad types. Expository nonfiction describes, explains, and informs. Narrative nonfiction uses story elements to convey a factual experience. Narrative nonfiction tells a story through carefully researched, factual recounting. Not all nonfiction books are strictly expository or strictly narrative. Some in fact contain both, but for now, Jan Fields has given us a lead on common missteps when writing narrative nonfiction.