Comments on: Five Scary-but-Exciting Reasons to Write Fiction

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:21:23 +0000

What a great idea! I’m slowly becoming more okay about it, particularly because I can see that the powerful parts of my writing are the ones which hit close to home…

By: Dr.Mani

Dr.Mani — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:45:00 +0000

“I’ve realised how much of “me” goes into my fiction.”

How true! And scary!!!

It’s probably why I’ve held back from fleshing out the
ideas I have for 3 novels – and hit ‘pause’ on my first
novel that actually made it past chapter 1.

Months after that, I hit upon a ’solution’ – use a
pseudonym!

D-uh! What took me so long?

Nice post, Ali.

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:14 +0000

Sounds like we’re in the same boat, Lindsay! I think it’s a lot harder to make it professionally in fiction than in non-fiction writing (partly because fiction’s harder to do well, in my opinion, and simply because there’s a lot more non-fiction than fiction out there in the world). Good luck getting something polished and agented!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:59:52 +0000

I’ve sold a few short stories but make a living from blogging (writing information-based stuff). It’s a heck of a lot easier to make money doing the latter, but, as good as the hours are, I still dream of making a living as a novelist some day. Guess I need to polish something up and send it out to agents first.
Lindsay´s last blog ..The Goblin Brothers and the Pepper Slime Punch

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:15:06 +0000

Glad I’m not the only one, Brahm! I’m a little wary of getting a “name” as either a non-fiction or a fiction author (I’m trying to develop in both areas at once…) I suspect success would be faster if I just focused on one, but I enjoy the variety — and I don’t write purely for an audience.

The boundary between fiction and truth can be a little blurry (this comes into my academic studies a bit), but I do try to keep my non-fiction articles firmly truthful!

By: Brahm

Brahm — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:04:09 +0000

A fiction and nonfiction writer at once. Hohoho, me too! But, just a thought, don’t you worry how your fiction writings will decrease the credibility of your nonfiction career? I mean, what if one day your client thinks that one of your great articles is merely a fiction? ^_^
Brahm´s last blog ..Is Join A Writer Community That Important?

By: 2009: Adventures, Ventures and Lessons Learnt — Aliventures

2009: Adventures, Ventures and Lessons Learnt — Aliventures — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:37:37 +0000

[...] It also reveals a lot more about me than I intended or expected. I see the not-so-good aspects of me reflected in the characters. I’ve written my fears, and my uncertainties, and my darkest moments into this novel. Like I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, writing fiction is scary and exciting all at the same time. [...]

By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:22:46 +0000

Cheers Endy! And I’m glad that I’m not the only one who finds non-fic easier.

Ahh, Willie, that’s not so good! Are those ideas really gherkins, or are they tomatoes? (For others who’ve no idea what I’m on about there, read Willie’s fab free ebooklet “Being Creative” – you can nab a copy here: http://www.itchillustration.com/being-creative/) Let ‘em grow!

By: Willie Hewes

Willie Hewes — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:32:22 +0000

Man, I haven’t written any stories in ages. *sigh* Reading this makes me feel like I miss it though.

I had a bad streak of stories I abandoned before I even really got into them. Now I seem to abandon ideas before they even develop into stories in the first place. Huh, I really need to stop doing that! Thanks for making me think.

By: Endy Daniyanto

Endy Daniyanto — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:10:18 +0000

“Great words don’t cost you anything more than lousy ones: they just take more thought and skill.”

Touche! And I also think that writing non-fiction is easier than writing fiction (at least for me).

Cheers,
Endy Daniyanto´s last blog ..Duren Duren (the exotic fruit, not the new wave band)