You hear so much conflicting information in mass media. Much of the news is scary. Crime rules the cities, almost everything that tastes good is bad for you, the environment is filled with noxious chemicals, cancer runs amok, and icebergs will soon start to melt. Just what can you believe? How can the results of an opinion poll, a research study, or any set of data be manipulated to bend the truth? (Learning Seed, USA)

Understanding where your fiction book falls in the general categories of literature is an essential step to getting published, as there is a plethora of genre-specific publishing houses. Differentiate between the various categories of fiction writing, including defining commercial and literary fiction, and examine the various types of children's books..