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I don’t think the potential for comics in nonfiction has been exploited nearly as much as it could be Picture Quote #1

When I’m working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else Picture Quote #1

I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it’s pleasant to write some nonfiction about it Picture Quote #1

I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it’s such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction Picture Quote #1

I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again Picture Quote #1

I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I’m writing I don’t like to read other fiction Picture Quote #1

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I don’t read that many novels, I’m more of a nonfiction fan Picture Quote #1

I’ve written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don’t really have a genre these days Picture Quote #1

Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible Picture Quote #1

All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential idea or story to an audience that knows very little about it, and that requires translation. To do this successfully, the writer must filter the idea through the prism of his eye, and his mind, and his writing style Picture Quote #1

To be creative means to connect. It’s to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction Picture Quote #1

While I love to read contemporary fiction, I’m not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it’s because the former journalist in me is too inhibited by the press of reality; when I think about writing of my own time I always think about nonfiction narratives. Or perhaps it’s just that I find the present too confounding Picture Quote #1

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Write a nonfiction book, and be prepared for the legion of readers who are going to doubt your fact. But write a novel, and get ready for the world to assume every word is true Picture Quote #1

I am consumed, or I have been consumed, with these issues of motherhood and the way we act out societal expectations and roles. So both my nonfiction and my fiction have been pretty much exclusively about that Picture Quote #1

In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you’re describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources for, and you decide to choose a path that puts all that information together, well yeah, there’s definitely going to be a little bit of the author in that. But there’s nothing wrong with that Picture Quote #1

Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show that when we read nonfiction, we read with our shields up. We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. We are moved emotionally, and this seems to make us rubbery and easy to shape Picture Quote #1

I love making fiction films as well as nonfiction ones, and hope to keep challenging myself to make better and better work Picture Quote #1

One of my rigid goals is to keep each book under 300 pages because I think so much nonfiction is literally weighty that people don’t get through these books,.. If people don’t finish your book, then they don’t know what you’re talking about Picture Quote #1

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There’s no division on my bookshelf between fiction and nonfiction. As far as I’m concerned, fiction is about the truth Picture Quote #1

To me, the moment you’re talking about nonfiction you’re talking about reality Picture Quote #1

One of underestimated tasks in nonfiction writing is to impose narrative shape on an unwieldy mass of material Picture Quote #1

I do 30 to 40 books a year, so it’s a fair amount of reading. Back and forth between nonfiction and fiction. I usually have three or four things that are open on my desk, on my bed, on audiobook in the car Picture Quote #1

Generally, I read nonfiction. Theres very little fiction that I enjoy enough to spend my time reading. I am generally a nonfiction guy Picture Quote #1

Movies feel like work, and reading fiction feels like work, whereas reading nonfiction feels like pleasure Picture Quote #1

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Nonfiction is more personal for me. It’s more personal in that it’s more direct, and actually it’s always been more direct, even when I first started doing pieces Picture Quote #1

Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them Picture Quote #1

In fiction, when you paint yourself into a corner, you can write a pair of suction cups onto the bottoms of your shoes and walk up the wall and out the skylight and see the sun breaking through the clouds. In nonfiction, you don’t have that luxury Picture Quote #1

He would write it for the reason he felt that all great literature, fiction and nonfiction, was written: truth comes out, in the end it always comes out. He would write it because he felt he had to Picture Quote #1

Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing Picture Quote #1

Nonfiction speaks to the head. Fiction speaks to the heart. Poetry speaks to the soul. It’s the essence of beauty. The essence of pain. It pleases the eye and the ear Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think the potential for comics in nonfiction has been exploited nearly as much as it could be (Nonfiction Quotes) When I’m working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else (Nonfiction Quotes) I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it’s pleasant to write some nonfiction about it (Nonfiction Quotes) I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it’s such great fun to do, many times more creative than nonfiction (Nonfiction Quotes) I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again (Nonfiction Quotes) I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I’m writing I don’t like to read other fiction (Nonfiction Quotes) I don’t read that many novels, I’m more of a nonfiction fan (Nonfiction Quotes) I’ve written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don’t really have a genre these days (Nonfiction Quotes) Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible (Nonfiction Quotes) All nonfiction writers, whether they like it or not, are translators. The translator is the perfect journalist. The best journalism endeavors to convey an essential idea or story to an audience that knows very little about it, and that requires translation. To do this successfully, the writer must filter the idea through the prism of his eye, and his mind, and his writing style (Nonfiction Quotes) To be creative means to connect. It’s to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction (Nonfiction Quotes) While I love to read contemporary fiction, I’m not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it’s because the former journalist in me is too inhibited by the press of reality; when I think about writing of my own time I always think about nonfiction narratives. Or perhaps it’s just that I find the present too confounding (Nonfiction Quotes) Write a nonfiction book, and be prepared for the legion of readers who are going to doubt your fact. But write a novel, and get ready for the world to assume every word is true (Nonfiction Quotes) I am consumed, or I have been consumed, with these issues of motherhood and the way we act out societal expectations and roles. So both my nonfiction and my fiction have been pretty much exclusively about that (Nonfiction Quotes) In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you’re describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources for, and you decide to choose a path that puts all that information together, well yeah, there’s definitely going to be a little bit of the author in that. But there’s nothing wrong with that (Nonfiction Quotes) Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show that when we read nonfiction, we read with our shields up. We are critical and skeptical. But when we are absorbed in a story, we drop our intellectual guard. We are moved emotionally, and this seems to make us rubbery and easy to shape (Nonfiction Quotes) I love making fiction films as well as nonfiction ones, and hope to keep challenging myself to make better and better work (Nonfiction Quotes) One of my rigid goals is to keep each book under 300 pages because I think so much nonfiction is literally weighty that people don’t get through these books,.. If people don’t finish your book, then they don’t know what you’re talking about (Nonfiction Quotes) There’s no division on my bookshelf between fiction and nonfiction. As far as I’m concerned, fiction is about the truth (Nonfiction Quotes) To me, the moment you’re talking about nonfiction you’re talking about reality (Nonfiction Quotes) One of underestimated tasks in nonfiction writing is to impose narrative shape on an unwieldy mass of material (Nonfiction Quotes) I do 30 to 40 books a year, so it’s a fair amount of reading. Back and forth between nonfiction and fiction. I usually have three or four things that are open on my desk, on my bed, on audiobook in the car (Nonfiction Quotes) Generally, I read nonfiction. Theres very little fiction that I enjoy enough to spend my time reading. I am generally a nonfiction guy (Nonfiction Quotes) Movies feel like work, and reading fiction feels like work, whereas reading nonfiction feels like pleasure (Nonfiction Quotes) Nonfiction is more personal for me. It’s more personal in that it’s more direct, and actually it’s always been more direct, even when I first started doing pieces (Nonfiction Quotes) Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them (Nonfiction Quotes) In fiction, when you paint yourself into a corner, you can write a pair of suction cups onto the bottoms of your shoes and walk up the wall and out the skylight and see the sun breaking through the clouds. In nonfiction, you don’t have that luxury (Nonfiction Quotes) He would write it for the reason he felt that all great literature, fiction and nonfiction, was written: truth comes out, in the end it always comes out. He would write it because he felt he had to (Nonfiction Quotes) Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing (Nonfiction Quotes) Nonfiction speaks to the head. Fiction speaks to the heart. Poetry speaks to the soul. It’s the essence of beauty. The essence of pain. It pleases the eye and the ear (Nonfiction Quotes)

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