Even if we usually write fiction, many (if not most) of us will also need to write non-fictionoccasionally. Fiction authors often use non-fiction messaging such as a blog, author bio, social media posts, interviews, author acknowledgements, guest posts, etc. For each of those, our fiction style of writing might not work or be appropriate, so we could need a different style.

A few days ago, reader and frequent commenter Sieran Lane asked me how I approach my blog’s writing style. His question prompted me to dig deeper into the choices I’ve made, which led to insights into fiction vs. non-fiction writing.

Just as we have to develop our fiction voice, non-fiction requires us to decide on a style as well. Let’s take a look at what we mean by a non-fiction voice…