‘Creative nonfiction writers have a
complicated obligation to their readers: to entertain like novelists but to
educate like journalists.’
Like
Gutkind says, I want my story’s narrative to flow with entertainment, yet be
informative in order to educate my readers on this particularly interesting
historical event.
With all
the information I found on the Williams family, I know I want to follow their
story to lead the plot forward. However, I am undecided on whether to stick to
the whole family or focus more on a single member, namely seven year old
Eunice.
The main
reason I am thinking of Eunice is due to the uniqueness of her story as she
decided to stay with the Natives and decline ransom; whereas most of the other captives
went back to Deerfield. I really believe her story would creative an engaging
plot line.
Leading on
from this, my biggest debate when it comes to narrative is whether to write in
a continuous narrative, putting all the events in chronological order or mix it
up. I could do this by starting with Eunice’s wedding day, where it could be
assumed that she thought of her birth family and perhaps had flashbacks to her
capture.
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