Narratives of Emotional Truth

Narratives of Emotional Truth

Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781799819318|ISBN10: 1799819310|EISBN13: 9781799819325
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1931-8.ch004
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Jennifer Lynne Bird. "Narratives of Emotional Truth." Using Narrative Writing to Enhance Healing, IGI Global, 2020, pp.101-128. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1931-8.ch004

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J. Bird (2020). Narratives of Emotional Truth. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1931-8.ch004

Chicago

Jennifer Lynne Bird. "Narratives of Emotional Truth." In Using Narrative Writing to Enhance Healing. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1931-8.ch004

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Abstract

This narrative uses a multigenre format to discuss the writing theory of emotional truth, where writers share truth as they remember it. Factual truth focuses on facts, while emotional truth focuses on the emotions associated with a memory. The example provided uses health coaching, an addition to the medical field that encourages patients to share their stories and set goals for themselves in addition to the goals set for them by their medical team. Fictional elements combine with research in creative nonfiction.

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