Sentences with phrase «better than nonfiction»

Do you think poetry or a novel can ever communicate a message better than nonfiction?

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On average, both groups did slightly better on these tests than control subjects who read either a nonfiction article or nothing at all.

The fans who have kept John Berendt's nonfiction tale on the best - seller list for more than three years may come away feeling they've seen «Perry Mason» on Valium.

Among 8th graders, 65 percent could analyze details and draw conclusions from two reading passages — they did better at nonfiction than fiction — but just 52 percent could identify the author's main purpose in writing the piece.

I am more persuaded that Common Core influenced the recent shift towards nonfiction than I am that Common Core has significantly affected student achievement — for either good or ill.

There is also more emphasis on nonfiction informational text than in the past, as well as increased attention to comprehension.

5 Research Steps Before You Write Your Book Proposal — via Jane Friedman — Writing a good nonfiction book proposal requires more than just the facts.

There will be more than 1,000 new titles added to nonfiction and fiction categories, as well as over 300 titles to the children's catalog.

If you're a nonfiction author, I can't think of a better person to offer publishing advice than Stephanie Chandler of the Nonfiction Authors Association's.

We represent more than 50 authors who write romance, women's fiction, science fiction / fantasy, thrillers, young adult and middle grade fiction as well as select nonfiction titles.

Oddly, Philby has inspired more great fiction, on the page and on - screen, than good nonfiction.

Are there things you can better express in creative nonfiction than other genres of writing?

Jennifer Lawler is the author or coauthor of more than 30 nonfiction books as well as 16 romances under various pen names.

Having published more than a dozen books — nonfiction and fiction — with both traditional and often prestigious publishers as well as on my own, I have a very good sense of the demands of book promotion and was delighted to have the chance to work with Smith Publicity who did a fine job with my Sino - American Tales series of historical novels

It is more challenging than ever to successfully pitch a nonfiction book; publishers expect authors to come to the table with a platform — an existing audience — as well as a marketing plan for the book.

Despite writing more than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction, author Julia Cameron is best known for one: The...

Despite writing more than 30 books of fiction and nonfiction, author Julia Cameron is best known for one: The Artist's Way, the iconic bestseller that guided millions of readers to improved creativity.

I do better with nonfiction than fiction, for some reason.

I locate more than two — thirteen, actually, in well - crafted short or long fiction or creative nonfiction or poetry or scripts.

I think there is actually a better chance of making a decent living as a nonfiction writer than is the case for writers of fiction.

Sure, this old quote serves the nonfiction audience better than fiction, but at the end of the day, readers want to connect with a real person.

In 1969 he formed the Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency, representing a broad range of fiction and nonfiction writers, as well more than a dozen French publishers.

Over and over again, she and the other contributors stress the importance of reading good work, as well as writing it, and the aspiring poet, novelist, journalist, essayist, creative nonfiction writer — or simply curious reader who relishes good writing — could do no better than to begin with In Fact.

Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In, provides the key elements to set you on the right path in writing a top - notch nonfiction book, so you can avoid the common pitfalls most aspiring writers fall into, allowing you to have a smoother, more focused, and more enjoyable writing experience than you ever thought possible — resulting in a book that shines as it deserves to, reflects well on you as an author, and that your target audience will appreciate, embrace, and want to share with others.

For example, the objective of Viking, an imprint of The Penguin Group, is «To publish a strictly limited list of good nonfiction, such as biography, history and works on contemporary affairs, and distinguished fiction with some claim to permanent importance rather than ephemeral popular interest.»

Perhaps we were casting too wide a net in our comparison — after all, many of those subcategory «best sellers» we were including, particularly the ones from obscure nonfiction categories, were selling less than a book a day in the UK.

For example, in nonfiction, books in the self - help / self - development / motivation / spiritual realm fare much better than say, health and nutrition books, from my experience.

But a six - week investigation by The Smoking Gun reveals that there may be a lot less to love about Frey's runaway hit, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies and, thanks to Winfrey, has sat atop The New York Times nonfiction paperback best seller list for the past 15 weeks.

These books are typically priced lower than fiction (especially with how - to guides), and many people think that nonfiction doesn't do very well on Kindle.

Similarly, the Amazon optimization process is the same for nonfiction and fiction, but someone who understands what works for fiction will do a better job than someone who has only worked with nonfiction — and vice versa.

Increasingly, we've seen the availability of more nonfiction and children's materials (for example, Thomas the Tank), and even some books that are being issued exclusively in the e-book format (for example, Jack Layton's essay collection, Hope is Better than Fear, published by Random House Canada).

We've found some great new fonts to include with these designs, which will be a lot more complex than the current offerings, which were designed to work well for fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction.

Andrea Davis Pinkney is a New York Times best - selling writer of more than 20 books for children and young adults, including picture books, novels and nonfiction.

When The Corrections was published in the fall of 2001, Jonathan Franzen was probably better known for his nonfiction than for the two novels he had already published.