Source for writing terminology???

Question

Trying a different area, hoping for better results. I'm in an online college class for creative writing and we are working on a terminology study guide. Not a single one is in the book! Some I know, from being such an avid reader, but others are foreign. Does anyone know of a knowledgable online source to use? They are compound phrases, so my dictionary hasn't been much help!

We have a lengthy quiz tomorrow, so I need to figure this out.

Thanks for any and all suggestions!

I've searched thru yahoo/google, but am not getting what I need so will have to just ask someone to "tell" me! I'm not able to do this one myself.

autobiography/memoir: how are they similiar/different? I thought these were the same?? Basically the story of and events in one's life.

What is creative nonfiction? (is this possible??) How is it similiar/diff to autobiog/memoir? How is it sim/diff than fiction?

What is a writer's credibility and how do they establish it? I'm assuming the level of believability and knowledge of what they are writing about??

I appreciate any and all help! I tried emailing my prof, but that was not helpful AT ALL. If these were in any of my many collegiate dictionaries, I wouldn't be asking!

Answer 1

Creative non-fiction is a relatively recently recognized “genre” that involves writing from
personal experience and/or reporting on other peoples’ experiences. The best creative non-fiction
work usually involves conducting a considerable amount of research, most often “in the field,”
involving oral history interviewing, participant observation, detective/sleuthing work, as well as
jumping into new adventures. The range of possible topics is virtually unlimited, and this type of
writing actually has a very long history. Creative nonfiction encompasses memoir writing,
biography and autobiography, oral history, and inspired reportage on almost any subject. It
involves writing about actual events in your own life and/or others’ lives, conveying your
message through the use of literary techniques such as characterization, plot, setting, dialogue,
narrative and personal reflection.

see the links. all your questions are answered:

Answer 2

Um... if you provided the terminology, I might be able to help. I teach creative writing.

Otherwise, my only suggestion is to go to a search engine URL (Yahoo or Google) and type in the term in quotation marks, like "deus ex machina," and it should pull up examples.