Discuss the need and scope of Editing Fiction and Non-Fiction textbooks.

Writing and editing non-fiction manuscripts has more in common with fiction than you may realise. Regardless of the content, it is important to draw your reader into your writing. Both fiction and non-fiction authors use the same principles to create works that are emotionally and intellectually engaging.

These fundamental principles include:

Point of view/voice

Character

Narrative

Dramatisation

 As an editor of non-fiction I look for ways to draw out the story and make the content more engaging to the reader. I will generally look at:

Fiction elements (structural and line-by-line edit)

Organisation of material (structural edit)

Presentation of material (diagrams, images, lists etc)

Non-fiction is content written to convey the truth (or the assumed truth) about events, people and subjects of interest to the author. Works of non-fiction are assumed to be honest and truthful in their telling, whether it be an objective or subjective recount. 

Some non-fiction texts will include elements of supposition, deduction and imagination (fiction) in order to present a comprehensive view of the person/event/topic being written about. 

Non-fiction texts often use images (photos, diagrams, sketches etc) to further illustrate their point. 

There are many different forms of non-fiction, dependent on their intended audience, as well as the author’s intentions for the work. The primary non-fiction styles, as I see them, are:

Narrative: the telling of a real life story or experience; recount of actual events through the use of storytelling elements – e.g. autobiographies, memoirs, journals.

Informational: provides facts and explains/informs on a particular subject – e.g. history books, science books, nature books.

How-to: step-by-step guides on how to achieve particular goals or solve problems – e.g. craft books, home maintenance guides.

Reference: used to look up answers to particular problems or questions – e.g. dictionaries, encyclopaedias, grammar guides, travel guides; not typically intended to be read cover-to-cover.

Illustrated: often beautifully printed coffee-table books, they include images, sketches and drawings – e.g. photography books, home design books.

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