How true does a book have to be to be considered nonfiction?
I'm honestly not sure why this is a question. I'm not sure
why something would be considered nonfiction if it wasn't 100% true. I can't go
running around writing about how unicorns and cockroaches are trying to take over
the universe by destroying every piece of toast ever and then claim it to be
nonfiction. Why? Because there's some poor idiot out there who will actually
believe it (and then blame it on Obama). They're also probably the same person
who is genuinely believe that they lost their nose when someone else grabbed
it.
Are half-truths okay if it’s still a good story?
Can I re-write a history text book and make Abraham Lincoln
a dinosaur because it would be a better story?
Do we need lines between genres-do we need to label
something fiction or non-fiction? Why does it matter?
Do you want a doctor to learn about brain surgery from a
Doctor Seuss book? Do you want your Aquarium
Fish for Dummies telling you that killer whales make good companions for terriers?
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