fiction vs nonfiction

Dear Calajane I write fiction (short-stories; I would never get to finish anything more substantial), but also write non-fiction in personal Astro-profiles,(which some might say are fiction), but would say that the writing techniques for each are different -at least styylistically! What is more different however, is the mindset I adopt before I start to type, because non-fiction has to be factually correct and therefore much more 'researched' than fiction; where it is an aid to creativity when your mind can dart freely through the usual constraints of time and space.

I used to write some non-fiction, mostly articles for various paying sites. But I got pretty sick of and now I'm working to become a published novelist. I really love writing fiction, much more than I ever did non-fiction. I still blog, but most of my blogging is about writing, and I don't do it for money. I have no idea whether I'll ever make any money from my fiction, but I've put some of it online and others like it, so I might settle for that. I keep thinking about writing an article every now and then, but so far I haven't done it.

My articles and blogs are all non-fiction. It does seem to create more of an income than the fiction type of writing. My niece writes a lot of fiction, and is really hopeful that she will become a famous author some day. She has a novel that she is writing, and has ask me to read it. Unfortunately, not only do I enjoy writing non-fiction, but I also enjoy reading non-fiction more as well. I started out mostly writing about travel and describing the free things there are to do in different cities. Although, lately I have begun to write different types of How To articles and they are doing fine. I'm obviously not making a good living with these articles, but they do provide an additional small portion of income monthly. Good luck to you and your writing career. Since you prefer writing fiction, I hope that you too are able to be a published author some day!

Personally, I have written a lot more fiction. It's something that I find easier to write. I have more ideas for fiction than non fiction. Although, I will say that I would be interested in writing some non fiction at some point. I'm not sure when, but it's something that I would like to do.

I enjoy to write nonfiction. I write about the life in college now, and still process. I hope I can finish that as soon as possible. Beside write a book. I like write in my blog too. Have a good day buddy...happy lotting

I write alot more of fiction because I love using my imagination and creativity. Why using letters to describe reality when we can live it right? That is why I prefer fiction. I think reading a non-fiction story is the same of watching a reality show. You see the participants watching a movie instead of you watching the movie witch is kinda sad. So my advice watch the movie live the non-fiction life but dont read it or you will be living another persons life Thanks for reading my post

Calajane- It seems unfair to limit the scope to such a broad topic of non-fiction versus fiction. Each contains a host of genre that though one may write for one may not write on another. Currently I am finishing my thesis in special education, and writing a thesis though non-fiction is not the same as writing my advice column answers which are also non-fiction. I enjoy both for the various reasons, and both are interesting. I also write fiction on the side from short stories to poetry. I also have several fiction books in the works. I find that for myself fiction allows me to escape from the reality. It allows me a venue to speak about reality without directly speaking about it. Namaste-Anora

I have a diary about fiction articles, of course they are fake, but they are fun to write. Non-fiction makes you the more money, but if you learn a few things about SEO, I bet you could start your own fiction blog and earn twice the money. These things usually take time but is possible. Fiction is more fun than the actual facts.