Defining Your Non-Fiction Article

Like defining our fiction, defining our non-fiction is a mistake. We can write for publication until the winds of success find us, or we can live more in the moment. We can write about events, perhaps our past, but when we write non-fiction we should explore what lies within and without-and not do it so much to entertain, but to evolve as writers. Remember why most music artists found success; they did not work on patterning the works of others. They worked within their own minds to tell love ballads.

We can define it as memoir, history, how-to, gaming, or even try to define an article in a different way. Most non-fiction writers seek publication for every effort. Some try out in fiction, but, finding the field bloated, they pursue filling the wallet or purse in the easier fashion. What works for most non-fiction writers is keeping the tales impersonal. We should work on that in our creative processes. And this is about creativity; without this aspect where would all the fun be?

In defining our non-fiction article before we write it, we lose everything that is fun about writing. We should be allowed to explore the history article before we even know it will turn into an article. This can mean reading a poetic verse on a battle, perhaps thinking of writing on it, and finding ourselves at the desk scribbling away. If we want to write a memoir we should just classify it as writing. The doubts will plague us: The memoir market is bloated; nobody likes reading them anyways ... "I am wasting my time." A writer is never wasting their time in any pursuit of writing. We simply need to change our mindset, our goals, and discover the vein of gold within us.

The trials of being a writer will eventually lead us to defining our article. It has to be done. It should be done. But, when defining it, consider a few advantages in writing it broadly. We can learn more about the writer within, and the ideas for future articles, by working this article until completion and then making a judgment on where to send it.

The love ballad will always sell. A strong piece of non-fiction will eventually sell for the writer. The key is not the market, but in exploring what is possible in each article. The future only brightens when we love the door to publication shut for the moment. We can think and obsess on that later.