Is Writing Non-Fiction Boring? Part 14 of 15
So, Ten Questions this morning:
It’s a non-fiction bonanza today, so the questions are related to writing non-fiction and what you’d do to market them. Is is possible to make it more fun?
Well, you can wait until tomorrow to see the end to the series, and the surprise of the new one, this will be big and fun.
1) Can non-fiction writing be beneficial to those who write fiction?
2) What benefits to writing non-fiction do you see?
3) Marketing: Is it easier to market non-fiction than fiction?
4) Can non-fiction be written in a series as well?
5) How does non-fiction differ from creative non-fiction? ( Go with this one: writing editing and publishing)
6) Can writing in a journal be considered an act of non-fiction?
7) What does reading non-fiction mean to you?
8) Can you name a writer who can write both non-fiction and fiction? ( off the top of my head I can name three, I’ll tell you their names tomorrow)
9) What is more important? Fiction or Non-fiction to you and why?
10) What does writing mean to you?
There you have it, have fun with these. Give some honest answers and tomorrow, I’ll share mine.
There won’t be a question for today.. or how about this: What’s the most important question to you from those I’ve asked?
3 Comments
JS
"What does writing mean to you?"
Ans: It's the way I connect to the world and express what I can't utter. It's something that satisfies my desires, monetarily and emotionally.
Rachel Sentes
Okay- officially you can send any query letters, sample chapters and outlines for non-fiction or fiction to Rebecca. She is my official gatekeeper for my literary agent services. If it's for publicity you can email me directly on my blog site.
If you send Rebecca anything it needs to be COMPLETELY free of typos. That's all I ask. Oh and GOOD- or it doesn't get past her!!! Thanks to Rebecca for volunteering herself for this position!!
Alex Jenson
Great non-fiction can often read like fiction. Two of my favourite books are 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote and 'Seabiscuit' by Laura Hillenbrand….both dealing with non-fiction topics but presenting them in quite a literary style, so i think writers of fiction can learn alot from reading non-fiction….it's especially useful for gaining more understanding of human nature…vital for any writer…I am a big fan of the American Sportswriter Gary Smith who works for Sports Illustrated…he covers non-fiction but in a very dramatic, insightful way that really gets under the skin of his subjects. Highly recommended.