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How To Turn Non-Fiction Into Fiction
I learned something new today, something that all you fiction writers probably already know, but I’m a non-fiction writer and I’ve always been mystified by the ability to write fiction.
How do they do that? I have talked to fiction writers and asked them how they do it and where do they get their ideas. One author told me that her fantasy series came to her in a dream. If I actually remember a dream, which is rare, it’s usually about my ex-husband telling me about his new car purchase or something equally exciting.
Another author told me the stories just “come” to him. Well, isn’t that nice?
A couple of other writers have told me that the characters for a book start talking to them and giving them the story.
Me? I’m lucky to make up a story for my grandkids about a little boy who likes to look for rocks.
For the longest time I thought maybe I had no imagination. Maybe I lacked a muse. Perhaps the fiction gene bypassed me when I was genetically composed.
So this term in my pursuit of an MFA, I took a class called Fiction Craft Foundations. I was hoping for some insight into this fiction writing thing. I was hoping that if I got some insight I could put it into action because I would love to be able to write fiction and expand my writing ability horizon.