Regarding my writing…I’m still at it, but I’m on a break from fiction. I have had tons of ideas for stories throughout my life, but like many writers, my focus changes over time. Right now, I’m shifting my attention towards nonfiction. Why nonfiction? There are lots of reasons.
Nonfiction is apparently a lot easier to sell to a publisher, especially for an unknown writer. There is a lot of demand for it and you face less competition than in fiction (editors reject countless novel manuscripts a year). For a novice writer, nonfiction also generally pays better. And, if you sell the book, it’ll probably be published a lot faster than a novel, which can take a couple of years before it’s even in bookstores.
This means that when writers are starting out, they are more likely to make a career out of nonfiction than out of fiction. Besides, if publishers like it, it can jump-start a writing career. If I start with nonfiction, I can some credible work under my belt. After that, publishers would take me more seriously for other kinds of writing.
Writing nonfiction is also proving to be good for my personal benefit. When I write nonfiction, I learn a lot from my research. It keeps my mind busy and stimulated. Doing any kind of writing improves my writing skills. And writing nonfiction is more fun than a lot of people give it credit for.
Last, but not least, according to my family, I’m very good at writing nonfiction. And they’re right. I wish I had tried writing a nonfiction book years ago.
Nonfiction is apparently a lot easier to sell to a publisher, especially for an unknown writer. There is a lot of demand for it and you face less competition than in fiction (editors reject countless novel manuscripts a year). For a novice writer, nonfiction also generally pays better. And, if you sell the book, it’ll probably be published a lot faster than a novel, which can take a couple of years before it’s even in bookstores.
This means that when writers are starting out, they are more likely to make a career out of nonfiction than out of fiction. Besides, if publishers like it, it can jump-start a writing career. If I start with nonfiction, I can some credible work under my belt. After that, publishers would take me more seriously for other kinds of writing.
Writing nonfiction is also proving to be good for my personal benefit. When I write nonfiction, I learn a lot from my research. It keeps my mind busy and stimulated. Doing any kind of writing improves my writing skills. And writing nonfiction is more fun than a lot of people give it credit for.
Last, but not least, according to my family, I’m very good at writing nonfiction. And they’re right. I wish I had tried writing a nonfiction book years ago.