Yes, but you have to get a signed release from the person you are writing about about or there is the possibilities of law suits.
It is best to change the names and claim that the story is completely fiction.
If this is a personal story of your life and the persons in your story are deceased you can use their names, but, when writing a story about the people you know you should change their names and in the front of the book a clause can be put in 'this story is true; the names have been changed to protect the person's involved.' If one is writing about John F. Kennedy for example they can use real names, but must do their research well.
Italics
Personal writing is something written for fun, there is really no purpose for it except to simply entertain. Educational writing is writing to educate someone about a certain subject, usually non-fiction(true). Personal writing is for your own entertainment or personal use. For example a diary or slum book. academic writing is for educational purposes. Example test papers, books, and the likes.
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It depends on the type of book, the nature of the reference, and more. If you're writing fiction and your character is reading comic books, that's fine. If you're writing non-fiction about comic books, that's fine. If you're writing a Batman and Robin story...not fine.
The most personal type of writing uses the pronoun I.
yes - or use italics
Fair use applies to quoting or copying copyrighted writings. For example, it is fair use to quote a sentence from a copyrighted book or article if it is relevant to something you are writing for publication. It is fair use to copy anything for your own personal use, not for profit.
one should use language carefully to convey the desired tone
It is generally advised to seek permission from your friends before using their names in a non-fiction book to avoid any legal or ethical issues. Make sure to clearly communicate how their names will be used and presented in the book.
You should use capitalization in writing for the first letter of a sentence, proper nouns (names of people, places, and things), titles, and the pronoun "I."
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