What is science fiction?
The Betty Crocker Cookbook is an example of this kind of writing.
What is non-fiction?
"Susannah told me that when I was born, she knew I was destined for one of her boys. She said it was fate. My mother, who didn’t normally go in for that kind of thing, said it would be perfect, as long as I’d had at least a few loves before I settled down. Actually, she said “lovers,” but that word made me cringe. Susannah put her hands on my cheeks and said, “Belly, you have my unequivocal blessing. I’d hate to lose my boys to anyone else.”
What is romance?
The Autobiography of Malcolm X written by Malcolm X
What is an autobiography?
What is a horror?
What is informational?
A story that has a plot--beginning, middle, and end.
What is fiction?
"The one person who connected the three families affected was Susie Sharp Newsom Lynch, a young, beautiful mother. But how could an aristocratic Southern belle commit such heinous acts? As the investigations continued, more disturbing truths came to light—mainly surrounding Fritz Klenner, Susie’s cousin and lover who also had a passionate affinity for guns."
What is true crime?
What is romance?
What is a memoir?
Dr. Seuss is an example of this type of genre.
What is fiction?
"Sanda slapped her palm against the screen, leaving a goopy hand- print. Two hundred thirty years. It wasn’t possible. She’d heard rumblings that the Icarions were working on something big, but not big enough to wipe out two whole planets. Nothing in the universe man- made could produce that kind of power. She should know. Bero was messing with her. Some sort of sick smartship joke. They couldn’t all be gone. Dead. Dust between the stars."
What is a science fiction?
"When I was a kid, my aspirations were simple. I wanted a dog. I wanted a house that had stairs in it— two floors for one family. I wanted, for some reason, a four-door station wagon instead of the two-door Buick that was my father’s pride and joy. I used to tell people that when I grew up, I was going to be a pediatrician. Why? Because I loved being around little kids and I quickly learned that it was a pleasing answer for adults to hear."
What is a memoir?
What is realistic fiction?
The instruction manual that came with your new Easy-Bake Oven would be considered this kind of writing.
What is nonfiction?
"The walkway was cool beneath her bare feet and she moved slowly in the dim light. She rounded a bend, and there on the creek bank loomed the old hickory tree, a lantern flickering at its base. But her grandmother was nowhere to be seen."
What is historical fiction?
The stocky, short-legged appearance of penguins has endeared them to people worldwide. They range from about 35 cm in height and approximately 1 kg in weight in the blue, or fairy, penguin to 115 cm and 25 to 40 kg in the emperor penguin.
What is informational?
What is fantasy?
What is true crime?
"Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who lived during World War II, when people like her were killed just for being Jewish. Anne and her family were forced to hide in a tiny, secret space to try and survive, and Anne began keeping a diary to practice her love of writing and pass the time."
What is biography?