“Jesmyn Ward returns to the world of her first two books, but here in the mode of non-fiction. A clear-eyed witness to the harrowing stories of 'men we reaped,' she quickens the dead and brings them, vividly alive again. An eloquent, grief-steeped account.” MenWorldFirstsTwoBookStoriesGriefFictionClearAliveReturnAccountsWitnessNon FictionEloquent Author:Nicholas Delbanco
“I think fiction can help us find everything. You know, I think that in fiction you can say things and in a way be truer than you can be in real life and truer than you can be in non-fiction. There's an accuracy to fiction that people don't really talk about - an emotional accuracy.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayRealHelpingFictionEmotionalReal LifeNon FictionAccuracy Author:A.M. Homes
“The goal in blogging/ business/ inspiring non-fiction is to share a truth, or at least a truth as the writer sees it. To not just share it, but to spread it and to cause change to happen. You can do that in at least three ways: with research (your own or reporting on others), by building and describing conceptual structures, or with stories that resonate.” WayStoriesHappensThreeCausesGoalCan DoFictionShareBuildingResearchStructureSpreadDescribingNon FictionBloggingThree Ways Author:Seth Godin
“A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my head always.” IfsBookStoriesFictionNon Fiction Author:Sara Sheridan
“I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.” KnowsFictionHugeAmountInsecurityNon FictionLack Of Education Author:Steve Earle
“I read a lot; fiction and non-fiction are the mediums I find most edifying and inspiring. I watch movies and listen to music and take lots and lots of walks. Nature is a nice reset button for me, it's how I get a lot of thinking done.” ThinkingDoneWalksFictionWatchesNiceMediumsButtonsListening To MusicNon FictionWatch MovieResetReset Button Author:Carrie Brownstein
“See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers.” KnowsWayWritingAnswersFictionResearchBackgroundsJournalismJournalistNon FictionHaltJournalistic Author:John Thomas Sladek
“I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it, other than a little journalistic column.” WritingLittlesInterestFictionWatchesNon FictionColumnsJournalistic Author:W. P. Kinsella
“I was looking to do something non-fiction because I had done a strip, 'My Mom Was a Schizophrenic.' I really enjoyed the process of doing that strip, despite its subject matter. To do it I'd had to do a lot of research and reading and I figured I'd like to do that again.” MatterDoneReadingProcessFictionSubjectsMomResearchMy MomDespiteEnjoyedNon FictionSubject MatterSchizophrenic Author:Chester Brown