From: Meghan McCarthy <meghanmccarthy007>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:35:34 -0800 (PST)

I haven't published a novel so I can't speak in terms of length, but having written both fiction and nonfiction PBs, I will say that nonfiction is MUCH harder. It's quite challenging to make something factual entertaining and to make it read like fiction. Research also takes up a ton of time. I can see why there aren't many nonfiction books on reading lists, though--as a kid I wouldn't go near them... or at least the ones available to me at the time. Of course, I didn't like to read in general so maybe my childhood memories don't really count.

meghan mccarthy


  We know that nonfiction books hardly ever
> win the Newbery
> (and that is one reason the Sibert was created). Is
> it because we think
> fiction is harder to write?


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Received on Thu 17 Jan 2008 09:35:34 PM CST