1. 1. how do the authors of realistic fiction novels hook and hold the reader?The story must seem "real" or "realistic" to the reader, and have a feeling of real life and a portion of disbelief for the author to hook and hold the reader. Many authors often use a term called Faction. Faction is the blending of fact and fiction in writing. This is when the author uses real life experiences but may add to them to make them more interesting. • "Characteristics of Good Realistic Fiction | Education.com." Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educational Resource. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. http://www.education.com/reference/article/characteristics-good-realistic-fiction/ this website helped me think of very detailed questions and was very informational. • "Realisitc Fiction." Realistic Fiction. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <library.thinkquest.org/TQ0311790/realistic_fiction.htm> • this website was kinda short but very informational.

2. 2. How do realistic writers persuade their readers? realistic writers presuade their readers by describing and talking about situatuations in every day that most people can relate to. Young adult writers hook their readers with sagas, soap operas and slang that speaks to this audience. • "The 7 Rules Bestselling Authors Use To Hook Their Readers | Product Launch and Business Growth Blog." Marketing Innovation, Precision Marketing and Product Launch Experts | ConXentric, Inc.. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://conxentric.com/blog/2009/12/the-7-rules-bestselling-authors-use-to-hook-their-readers/ this website gave me great tips on how to construct a good novel that would hold the reader. • "What a Bestselling Author Can Teach You About Hooking Your Readers | Copyblogger." Online Copywriting and Content Marketing Strategies | Copyblogger. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://www.copyblogger.com/bestselling-writing-hooks/ this website helped me answer the questions abour hooking and holding a reader in a novel.

3. 3. What is the relationship between realistic fiction and truth? the relationship between realistic fiction and the truth is that they are both loosely connected by factual and extra drama filled fictional facts that the author places in the novel to make the story more interesting and catch the reader. most realistic fiction has the background and some major details from what really happened but also with exagrated contents. • "Writing: Realistic Fiction - eThemes." eThemes. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/702 this site helped lead me to my answers that i needed for many of the questions i have. • "realisitic fiction." how to write realisitic fiction. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2011. <publish.learningfocused.com/276050> this website describes what realistic fiction is and helps me think of other questions for my essential questions"A Quick Guide to contemporary and historical realistic fiction." mind spring. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Feb. 2011. home.mindspring.com/~stct42/edu/cont_his.html this site helped describe how realistic fiction is used and some great examples.

4. 4. What truths are best communicated through the realistic genre? there are many truths but most of them involve events that have really happened in either the authors past or someone elses life. • Gill, N.S.. "Truth Based on Fact - Historical Fiction Tells a Truth Based on Fact." Ancient / Classical History - Ancient Greece & Rome & Classics Research Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/books/a/factbasedtruth.htm this website helped me understand how to incorporate the truth into a realisitic fiction novel. • "Realistic Fiction must be more real than reality." Writing Better Fiction - Faster, means selling more of your work. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://www.write-better-fiction.com/realistic_fiction.html this is a very informative website on both realisitic fiction and the truth that needs to be in it.

5. 5. how far can an author go until the novel is no longer considered realistic fiction but instead a biography?an author can tell a loosely based story of what may have occured in either their life or someone they may know but when names and dates come into the novel that are correct based on what really happened is when the novel becomes a biography of the authors life. there must be an element of events and details that have not happened and that have a fictional perspective. • "Historical Truth Vs. Historical Fiction?." History News Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://hnn.us/articles/20879.html this website helped me alot to differentiate between historical fiction and realisitic fiction. • "The fine line between fiction and reality « storyboard TV." Home - StoryBoard TV. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://storyboardtv.com/blog/2010/02/the-fine-line-between-fiction-and-reality/ this website helped me understand how to tell the difference between reality and fiction.

6. 6. why are most realistic fiction novels aimed more towards teenagers and young adults?because the events that happen when your a teenager to late 30s is when most of the interesting events happen in ones life. most 60 year olds would not out run the police or become hooked on drugs compared to a nieve young teenager. "All About Young Adult Books Central." Young Adult (& Kids!) Books Central - Connecting teen, tween and child readers with their favorite books and authors since 1998!. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. http://www.yabookscentral.com/cfusion/index.cfm?fuseAction=home.about this site helped me understand why most realisitic fiction novels are aimed at young adults. "Realistic Fiction." Children's Book Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2011. http://www.agatebooks.com/children-books/realistic-fiction.html this website wasnt very helpful but gave me some good books that are realisitic fiction that are aimed toward young adults.

7. 7. are there many literary elements illustrated in realistic ficition novels?there are just as many literary elements in realistic fiction as in any other genre. just because the story line is different does not mean there is not foreshadowing or any other literary elements. • "Literary Terms." Least Tern. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://www.leasttern.com/LitTerms/literary_terms.htm this helped me find literary elements that are commonly used in realisitic fiction. • "Literature notebook/log." HunTel.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://www.huntel.net/rsweetland/literature/class/edu330/assignmntShets/index.html this website was not very helpful but gave me an outlines idea.

8. 8. How does an author change real life experiences into a novel that someone would like to read? Authors most times add details and events to make the story line more dramatic and exciting for the reader to read. • "Writing Realistic Fiction the Easy Way!." Creative Writing Ideas and Activities. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://www.creative-writing-ideas-and-activities.com/writing-realistic-fiction.html this helped me understand the break down of writing realisitic fiction. • "genresproject / Realistic Fiction Writers." genresproject / FrontPage. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2011. http://genresproject.pbworks.com/w/page/7810880/Realistic-Fiction-Writers this website gave me names of good authors that have written in the realisitic genre and are successful.