My interest in fiction started when I got the idea that fictional techniques can be applied to works of nonfiction to reinforce its message. The idea is not new, but no one has elaborated on the method.

I experimented with a newspaper column I wrote. Yes, I was actually a columnist for a couple of years. Back then, I showed Judi MacLeod, the editor of Canada Free Press, a copy of my manuscript The Last Trade. It demonstrated the application of that technique to enhance a nonfictional book about the closing of the Toronto Stock Exchange’s Trading Floor. She was interested in that style of writing and gave me a chance to apply it in my columns.

The following were some columns I wrote that applied fictional techniques such as dialogue, mood, and character sketch to enhance the nonfictional topic:

Newspaper Columns

Yee, J. W. (1997, April). End of an Era: Trading Floor Shutting Down. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 669 words.

Yee, J. W. (1997, April). Advice from Hugh Wilson, Pan AM Champ. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 804 words.

Yee, J. W. (1997, May). Derek Hatfield and the Trans-Atlantic Challenge. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario.779 words.

Yee, J. W. (1997, June). The Toronto Stock Exchange Closes its Trading Floor. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 621 words.

Yee, J. W. (1997, July). The Ab Man. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 1411 words.

Yee, J. W. (1997, August). Pilates for Strength, Toning, and Therapy. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 791 words.

Yee, J. W. (1997, September). Studying the Arts with Master Jung Ko. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 1091 words.

Yee, J. W. (1998, July). Killing off Stress with Laughter. Canada Free Press, Toronto, Ontario. 670 words.

Newspaper Article

Yee, J. W. (1997, January 18). Fredericton Native Goes Solo Against the Atlantic. The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, New Brunswick. 1775 words.