Ironically, in today's marketplace successful nonfiction has to be unbelievable, while successful fiction must be believable.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Reality always outstrips fiction. Whatever you make up, something more incredible always pops up in real life.
Fiction is harder for me than nonfiction - more gratifying, as a result, when it succeeds.
Fiction makes your dreams come true, and, as a writer, fiction allows you to delve into the area of miracles.
Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.
Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.
I find that nonfiction writers are the likeliest to turn out interesting novels.
I read almost exclusively nonfiction when I read, because even though it's harder to find a great true story, when you find one, the idea that it actually happened is immensely powerful.That's what moves me the most.
Successful fiction does not need to be validated by 'real life'; I cringe whenever a writer is asked how much of a novel is 'real'.
Nonfiction means that our stories are as true and accurate as possible. Readers expect - demand - diligence.
All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.