Writing Nonfiction

From idea and research to writing and submissions

I write to learn more about our world through the discoveries I make as I put words onto the page. I’m interested in so many different subjects from Alcatraz to insects and I have turned those interests into several nonfiction books alongside my fiction titles. Plus, kids love nonfiction! According to this article, 80 percent of first-graders chose nonfiction when picking out books.

If you’re thinking about giving nonfiction a try, read on for some of my tips to get started.

By the way, this is a long post so you may need to open it in Substack to see the whole thing!

Types of Nonfiction

Let’s start our discussion of nonfiction with a look at the types of nonfiction books available in the market today.

Prolific nonfiction author, Melissa Stewart, describes five different types of nonfiction:

1. Active nonfiction

2. Browsable nonfiction

3. Traditional nonfiction

4. Expository nonfiction

5. Narrative nonfiction.