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title: "8 Writing Non Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I usually dread writing non-fiction. I don't feel comfortable or confident writing essays and the like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-g-tremblay/i-usually-dread-writing-non-fiction-i-don-t-feel-comfortable-or/)

[Paul G. Tremblay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-g-tremblay/)

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> [I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paloma-elsesser/i-originally-went-to-school-for-writing-for-non-fiction-i-m/)

[Paloma Elsesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paloma-elsesser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/paloma-elsesser-16034_books_i-originally-went-to-school-for-writing_1042505.jpg)

> [I'm not writing non-fiction. I don't feel anything about me as a kid was unique. Except that I had more interest in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/i-m-not-writing-non-fiction-i-don-t-feel-anything-about-me-as-a-kid/)

[John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46a/john-irving-337_about_i-m-not-writing-non-fiction-i-don-t-feel_1284251.png)

> [It would have been very easy to drift into writing a non-fiction book so by taking it away from Nottingham I forced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-mcgregor/it-would-have-been-very-easy-to-drift-into-writing-a-non-fiction-book/)

[Jon McGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-mcgregor/)

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> [I've got to keep on writing. That's non-negotiable. At the same time, one has to look at the world and recognise that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzodinma-iweala/i-ve-got-to-keep-on-writing-that-s-non-negotiable-at-the-same-time/)

[Uzodinma Iweala](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzodinma-iweala/)

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> [ I like writing non-fiction - and when you pick a \[non-fiction\] subject, it saves you the hassle of coming up with a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-hell/i-like-writing-non-fiction-and-when-you-pick-a-non-fiction-subject-it/)

[Richard Hell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-hell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0af/richard-hell-16720_fiction_i-like-writing-non-fiction-and-when-you_2422163.jpg)

> [I have been tossing around the idea of writing some non-fiction. Maybe a collection of short stories about my experience being a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-peterman/i-have-been-tossing-around-the-idea-of-writing-some-non-fiction-maybe/)

[Melissa Peterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-peterman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/melissa-peterman-41735_about_i-have-been-tossing-around-the-idea-of-w_2921923.png)

> [In high school, I was very active in extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, and choir. I also wrote for the school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-cabot/in-high-school-i-was-very-active-in-extracurricular-activities-such/)

[Meg Cabot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-cabot/)

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