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Nonfiction Quotes

I think the goal with any writing, but especially narrative nonfiction, is to put the blockade of putting your thoughts in this unnatural medium of print and then trying to reach through that and actually convey what’s going on, what you think, and make people laugh and recognize themselves while doing it. Definitely the laughing thing Picture Quote #1

Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it’s true; it goes beyond the garland of facts to get to emotional and psychological truths. As for nonfiction, for history, it may be real, but its truth is slippery, hard to access, with no fixed meaning bolted to it. If history doesn’t become story, it dies to everyone except the historian Picture Quote #1

Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That’s material that I really like Picture Quote #1

There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there’s only narrative Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure what to call ‘Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.’ Nonfiction? Movie/toy fiction? But it is any Lego/’Star Wars’ kid’s dream. Call it spectacular Picture Quote #1

I am led to the proposition that there is no fiction or nonfiction as we commonly understand the distinction: there is only narrative Picture Quote #1

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There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher Picture Quote #1

I’m working on a nonfiction book on Nepal and a novel about diasporas Picture Quote #1

When you start reading nonfiction books about piracy, you realize that it’s actually just a history of desperate people Picture Quote #1

The funny thing is that in Bosnia there are no words that are equivalent to fiction and nonfiction. From the storytelling point of view, the difference is artificial Picture Quote #1

As a writer who writes poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, I think it’s important to always maintain a firm grasp on genre and ethics Picture Quote #1

The hardest piece of nonfiction I ever wrote isn’t anywhere close to the easiest piece of fiction I never wrote Picture Quote #1

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I often read nonfiction with a pencil in hand. I love the feel, the smell, the design, the weight of a book, but I also enjoy the convenience of my Kindle - for travel and for procuring a book in seconds Picture Quote #1

Nonfiction narratives are really powerful and valid in themselves. But one thing that you don’t get sometimes from the more clinical or academic books or nonfiction books is that you don’t get to hear the person’s voice; you don’t get them as individuals. You get a few quotes and you hear them as sort of a case study: numbers, examples, anecdotes, maybe a paragraph here, and that’s about it Picture Quote #1

I coauthored my first nonfiction book by the time I was 25. I have been involved in nonfiction documentaries, newspapers, TV and internet since that time Picture Quote #1

I come from a little island with the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. I come from, really, nowhere, and for me, the fiction and the nonfiction, creative or otherwise, all come from the same place Picture Quote #1

I did not set out to write another novel. One day I sat down with the thought of trying my hand at a piece of nonfiction, a personal memoir of youth, but over the next several weeks, without intending it, the work began evolving into what has become ‘Tomcat in Love.’ Picture Quote #1

Politically I also don’t believe anymore that we can only have one voice to a story, it’s like having one radio station to represent a country. You want the politics of any complicated situation to be complicated in a book of fiction or nonfiction Picture Quote #1

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Starting the blog was a way for me to generate this nonfiction first-person voice naturally, gradually, without feeling performance anxiety. It felt a bit like keeping journals when I was younger, but connecting to an instant readership without having to wait for publication made it also immediately satisfying Picture Quote #1

I write narrative nonfiction, creating lively scenes through action and the use of quotes from firsthand accounts, all based on rigorous research. If I say a character leaned against a fence on a windy day, than I have at least two sources to back up these details Picture Quote #1

My ‘Rot and Ruin’ series is a post-apocalyptic adventure for teens. My ‘Joe Ledger’ novels are science-based action thrillers for adults. My ‘Dead of Night’ stories are zombie tales for adults; my ‘Pine Deep Trilogy’ is classic horror for adults, and I’ve written nonfiction books on topics ranging from martial arts to folklore Picture Quote #1

In college, I wrote newspaper articles and songs. Then, on my 21st birthday, I sold my first book. It was a nonfiction book about women pirates - ‘Pirates in Petticoats.’ After that, I was a book writer for good Picture Quote #1

Peoria is such a seemingly quintessential American city, and I had always wanted to draw on that in either my fiction or in nonfiction. The Midwest is also a landscape that I have always been infatuated with, perhaps because it’s the first one I can truly remember Picture Quote #1

I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction Picture Quote #1

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Whether it’s fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world Picture Quote #1

It’s essential for me to be working on a nonfiction sort of research project simultaneous with multiple projects that are in different realms of art practice or not Picture Quote #1

Maybe I’ll work for a label someday, write some fiction, nonfiction. Someday I’d like to go back to school and get my teaching degree. I want to be a grandpa. I want to have more kids 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

Writing a nonfiction story is like cracking a safe. It seems impossible at the beginning, but once you’re in, you’re in 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

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I think the goal with any writing, but especially narrative nonfiction, is to put the blockade of putting your thoughts in this unnatural medium of print and then trying to reach through that and actually convey what’s going on, what you think, and make people laugh and recognize themselves while doing it. Definitely the laughing thing (Nonfiction Quotes) Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it’s true; it goes beyond the garland of facts to get to emotional and psychological truths. As for nonfiction, for history, it may be real, but its truth is slippery, hard to access, with no fixed meaning bolted to it. If history doesn’t become story, it dies to everyone except the historian (Nonfiction Quotes) Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That’s material that I really like (Nonfiction Quotes) There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there’s only narrative (Nonfiction Quotes) I’m not sure what to call ‘Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.’ Nonfiction? Movie/toy fiction? But it is any Lego/’Star Wars’ kid’s dream. Call it spectacular (Nonfiction Quotes) I am led to the proposition that there is no fiction or nonfiction as we commonly understand the distinction: there is only narrative (Nonfiction Quotes) There is always a certain leap of faith that editors have made with their nonfiction writers. If the trust is broken, things can get very embarrassing for the writers and the publisher (Nonfiction Quotes) I’m working on a nonfiction book on Nepal and a novel about diasporas (Nonfiction Quotes) When you start reading nonfiction books about piracy, you realize that it’s actually just a history of desperate people (Nonfiction Quotes) The funny thing is that in Bosnia there are no words that are equivalent to fiction and nonfiction. From the storytelling point of view, the difference is artificial (Nonfiction Quotes) As a writer who writes poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, I think it’s important to always maintain a firm grasp on genre and ethics (Nonfiction Quotes) The hardest piece of nonfiction I ever wrote isn’t anywhere close to the easiest piece of fiction I never wrote (Nonfiction Quotes) I often read nonfiction with a pencil in hand. I love the feel, the smell, the design, the weight of a book, but I also enjoy the convenience of my Kindle - for travel and for procuring a book in seconds (Nonfiction Quotes) Nonfiction narratives are really powerful and valid in themselves. But one thing that you don’t get sometimes from the more clinical or academic books or nonfiction books is that you don’t get to hear the person’s voice; you don’t get them as individuals. You get a few quotes and you hear them as sort of a case study: numbers, examples, anecdotes, maybe a paragraph here, and that’s about it (Nonfiction Quotes) I coauthored my first nonfiction book by the time I was 25. I have been involved in nonfiction documentaries, newspapers, TV and internet since that time (Nonfiction Quotes) I come from a little island with the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. I come from, really, nowhere, and for me, the fiction and the nonfiction, creative or otherwise, all come from the same place (Nonfiction Quotes) I did not set out to write another novel. One day I sat down with the thought of trying my hand at a piece of nonfiction, a personal memoir of youth, but over the next several weeks, without intending it, the work began evolving into what has become ‘Tomcat in Love.’ (Nonfiction Quotes) Politically I also don’t believe anymore that we can only have one voice to a story, it’s like having one radio station to represent a country. You want the politics of any complicated situation to be complicated in a book of fiction or nonfiction (Nonfiction Quotes) Starting the blog was a way for me to generate this nonfiction first-person voice naturally, gradually, without feeling performance anxiety. It felt a bit like keeping journals when I was younger, but connecting to an instant readership without having to wait for publication made it also immediately satisfying (Nonfiction Quotes) I write narrative nonfiction, creating lively scenes through action and the use of quotes from firsthand accounts, all based on rigorous research. If I say a character leaned against a fence on a windy day, than I have at least two sources to back up these details. (Nonfiction Quotes) My ‘Rot and Ruin’ series is a post-apocalyptic adventure for teens. My ‘Joe Ledger’ novels are science-based action thrillers for adults. My ‘Dead of Night’ stories are zombie tales for adults; my ‘Pine Deep Trilogy’ is classic horror for adults, and I’ve written nonfiction books on topics ranging from martial arts to folklore. (Nonfiction Quotes) In college, I wrote newspaper articles and songs. Then, on my 21st birthday, I sold my first book. It was a nonfiction book about women pirates - ‘Pirates in Petticoats.’ After that, I was a book writer for good. (Nonfiction Quotes) Peoria is such a seemingly quintessential American city, and I had always wanted to draw on that in either my fiction or in nonfiction. The Midwest is also a landscape that I have always been infatuated with, perhaps because it’s the first one I can truly remember. (Nonfiction Quotes) I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction (Nonfiction Quotes) Whether it’s fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world (Nonfiction Quotes) It’s essential for me to be working on a nonfiction sort of research project simultaneous with multiple projects that are in different realms of art practice or not. (Nonfiction Quotes) Maybe I’ll work for a label someday, write some fiction, nonfiction. Someday I’d like to go back to school and get my teaching degree. I want to be a grandpa. I want to have more kids. (Nonfiction Quotes) I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it’s pleasant to write some nonfiction about it. (Nonfiction Quotes) Writing a nonfiction story is like cracking a safe. It seems impossible at the beginning, but once you’re in, you’re in. (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)

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