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A new student asked me to explain the difference between creative nonfiction and memoir, and so I thought I'd clarify this here today. If one person asks, I figure, more are probably wondering. The answer is really quite simple: Memoir is a form of creative nonfiction. Let's define creative nonfiction. I actually dislike the term
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