Pensacola Christian College. Factual Fiction. Project # A Project Submitted to. Instructor s Name. in Partial Fulfillment of

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1 Use 12-point Courier New or Time New Roman font for the entire paper. If all the parts of the title page do not fit on the page, use exactly 12-point spacing. If the title is more than 4 ½" wide, divide it onto two lines (2nd line shorter than 1st) with a blank line in between the lines. Whether your title is 1 or 2 lines long, use 6 returns above and below the title. Pensacola Christian College Factual Fiction Project # A Project Submitted to Instructor s Name in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Course Number Course Name By Student s Name Box #### Pensacola, Florida Month Day, Year

2 2 Set all margins at 1 inch. Header is ½ inch. Page number is inside the header. Use Different First Page to prevent 1 printing on title page. Single-space pledge (or use exactly 12 pt. spacing). When using Times New Roman, this pledge is an extra 3 inches down from the 1-inch top margin so that the pledge is basically centered vertically on the page. When using Courier New, this pledge should be only about 2½ inches down. Pledge can also be aligned with top margin. In this paper, every OPINION from someone else has been indicated by a parenthetical citation or reference number. I realize that the mere presence of a parenthetical note or reference number does not avoid plagiarism. Parenthetical Citations: I have placed quotation marks around exact words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of someone else. If I have paraphrased opinions of someone else, I have stated those opinions in my own words (without quotation marks). I have also introduced the quotations and paraphrases and followed the authors names with parenthetical notes. Reference Numbers: I have placed quotation marks around exact words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of someone else. If I have paraphrased the opinions of someone else, I have stated those opinions in my own words (without quotation marks). I have also introduced the quotations and paraphrases and put a reference number at the end of the sentence. ALL FACTUAL INFORMATION (common knowledge or uncontested knowledge), though not credited with a parenthetical note or reference number, has been stated in my sentence structure. I have not used anyone else s organization of the facts. This paper is my own first-time work. No one has helped me in the preparation or writing of this paper. I understand that plagiarism detection software may be used on this paper. Signed: Student s Name If submitting project electronically, type your name. If submitting a hardcopy, sign your name.

3 3 Factual Fiction 2 single-spaced blank lines It whisks a person to far-off places, allows him to participate in life-altering adventures, and introduces him to people he might never otherwise encounter. Fiction captures the imaginations of people around the world. Yet, should a story of pure imagination follow the same guidelines of accuracy that other genres are held to? Should an author be expected to write factual fiction? The writer of fiction, especially the Christian writer, should write with accurate, specific details. Indent paragraphs ½ inch. Use 0 points of space after paragraphs. First, a writer of fiction should write with accurate details to ensure that his work is reliable. Without first establishing himself as a reliable author through the use of accurate, specific details, a writer cannot expect to achieve success. In Ernest Hemingway, Selected Letters, , Hemingway, a Nobel Prize winner, said, Whatever success I have had has been through writing what I know about. 1 Hemingway s success depended on accurate, specific details that originated from personal knowledge. If a writer knows little about a subject, his details will be either vague or inaccurate. A knowledgeable reader may stop reading or will question the accuracy of the other details in the story. Too many inaccuracies might cause the writer to lose credibility, endangering his career. A writer s success depends on his ability to produce a reliable work. Second, writing with accurate, specific details ensures that the reader can relate to the story. When a writer writes with specific sensory details common to all people, he allows the reader to experience countries, adventures, and situations not ordinarily available. Through these details, a reader can see from the airplane window the tiny match box cars inching along the gray 1981), Carlos Baker, ed., Ernest Hemingway, Selected Letters, (New York: Charles Scribners Sons, Footnotes are in Times New Roman or Courier New (matching font used for text of paper) and in 10 pt. or 12 pt. When using footnotes, it is better to use exactly 10 or 12 pt. spacing rather than single spacing and exactly 24 pt. spacing rather than double spacing for the text of the paper.

4 4 path that winds through plotted fields, even if he has never flown before. Vague or inaccurate details rob the reader of this experience. Third, a Christian writer should ensure that his details reflect the accuracy of God s Word. The Bible, though a nonfiction work, reveals the significance God places on accurate details: over four thousand years of history genealogies, wars, empires are recorded with unmatched accuracy. Not only did God take great pains with the words He chose, but He also requires the same from Christians.

5 5 Bibliography Baker, Carlos, ed., Ernest Hemingway, Selected Letters, New York: Charles Scribners Sons, Reprinted by permission from College Grammar and Composition Handbook, A Beka Book, copyright 2010 Pensacola Christian College.