It's Saturday night, I'm taking a break from writing my short story "The Plan" and after having such a great time with myself, lost in my latest characters world of make believe, I wanted to send you a question on how you feel about fiction vs. non fiction.
Mine would be fiction. I love to read a good Novel that carries me away to a fictitious place, allowing me to dream up whatever I please, regardless of the author's intentions. I'm the reader. I call the shots. If I want to visualize an area or characters actions, no one controls my mind from rousing up my own ideas as I read the words and interpret them accordingly. When I read good fiction, it is as if time simply speeds on by unnoticed until my eyes look away from words.
Please don't get me wrong. I enjoy nonfiction as well if it is a book I'm interested in. I have read many non fiction books, mostly for research or other educational endeavors. But if someone told me you have to pick your favorite, fiction would go without saying. I much rather enter the world of imaginary characters and get lost in the literary process.
What is your favorite, fiction or non fiction? I'd like to know. Or if prefer just to stop by and say hello, I'm fine with that.
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I haven't read either one of those books, but I love both authors. If I were to pick on, I'd start with "The Husband" by Dean Koontz because I tend to like his books just a tad bit more than Stephen King's. You'll have to let us know which you decide and how good the book is.
Sue-Thanks, fiction is great.
Simon- thank you for passing by and giving your pick. I find myself reading two books sometimes.
Justin-Thanks for commenting. As you know, I must aggree with ya!!
Charles, I tried reading Stephen King and Dean Koontz, but my imagination gets way too out of hand. I see and hear all sorts of stange things when I'm reading a scary book courtesy of my imagination. I got tired of scaring myself silly, so I now stay away form the scary stuff.
Definitely fiction for pretty much the same reasons as you. I believe any writing is good if the reader takes away something other than which the author intended. Which is why books beat TV and movies when it comes to brain exercise.
To me, speaking as an author now, one of my greatest delights is when I hear from a reader who asks, for example, "Where is the portrait of Judith? We have to have it back in the castle." (Dunnottar) "I can even see the shadow on the wall of where it used to hang." When I get that kind of a reaction, I know the research was all worth it. Then I can sit back and read a good fiction book!