tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post4542189386826978415..comments2024-03-24T07:39:07.530-04:00Comments on Celebrate Nonfiction: Why I Advocate for Expository NonfictionMelissa Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04322048827106827307noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-6668552899017938452021-02-20T16:13:33.203-05:002021-02-20T16:13:33.203-05:00Lovely to hear this validation. I've written m...Lovely to hear this validation. I've written many dozens of nonfiction readers and trade books too and as much as I love fiction, what really makes my heart go pitter-pat when I want to write is nonfiction topics. I notice too that nowadays I mainly read memoir and nonfiction...just can't get enough of it, apparently!Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-66478540102307269282021-02-10T21:26:39.591-05:002021-02-10T21:26:39.591-05:00I’m a school librarian who reads aloud all day to ...I’m a school librarian who reads aloud all day to grades k-6 6. The expository texts are always way more fascinating and enthusiastically received.Mrs.Kidderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418584793356276376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-48252533534886738902021-02-10T14:50:59.784-05:002021-02-10T14:50:59.784-05:00I definitely will!I definitely will!Mrs. Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912936280164558030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-62974065296754210902021-02-10T14:46:42.834-05:002021-02-10T14:46:42.834-05:00I can't agree more, Melissa! I always run acro...I can't agree more, Melissa! I always run across a confusing situation. If an editor asks the person who finds a picture of an edible chestnut flower, they invariably will choose the pretty showy one with lots of blooms, which is the flower of a HORSE CHESTNUT tree, whereas the small flower of the edible chestnut tree is no where as showy, but it gets into many an article, and that's just the start of the misinformation. I am working on a non-fiction book for kids in this area. Thank you for speaking your mind. Virginia Rinkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13436571974803945937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-55358728318160869542021-02-10T14:32:21.363-05:002021-02-10T14:32:21.363-05:00Please share this essay with him, so he'll hav...Please share this essay with him, so he'll have tangible evidence that he isn't alone.Melissa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322048827106827307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-73335678171676737662021-02-10T14:29:16.031-05:002021-02-10T14:29:16.031-05:00I was talking with an 11th grader the other day wh...I was talking with an 11th grader the other day when he told me he didn’t really like fiction. He said liked reading things like ACT prep books and books with random facts. He seemed to think he was an oddball because if it. I assured him that was actually a type of nonfiction that lots of people like. I so appreciate the information you have presented on nonfiction and its types!Mrs. Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912936280164558030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-36586570068077623672021-02-10T13:21:59.007-05:002021-02-10T13:21:59.007-05:00You are not alone in your preference for nonfictio...You are not alone in your preference for nonfiction. I'm so glad you found a way to say why and were validated. Roberta Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514132056058021466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-27879555431938041552021-02-10T12:17:52.866-05:002021-02-10T12:17:52.866-05:00Thank you! This post resonates with me so much. No...Thank you! This post resonates with me so much. Nonfiction is just as valuable as fiction, and just as difficult to create. Really appreciate your thoughts on this subject.Karen L. Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057491994781711811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-44235670211097899822021-02-10T11:42:49.817-05:002021-02-10T11:42:49.817-05:00Thank you, Melissa, for all you do to help educato...Thank you, Melissa, for all you do to help educators and kids see nonfiction as brownies instead of broccoli. (Although I personally really like broccoli!!) Michelle Schaubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14208483588081776813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-90285810610086340582021-02-10T11:25:10.634-05:002021-02-10T11:25:10.634-05:00Thank you so much for this validation. I was a rep...Thank you so much for this validation. I was a reporter for 30 years, a job I loved because the people I met were endlessly fascinating. What a great job! Ask people every day why their lives are important to them -- and get paid for it!!Jenny Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-18524286428297661692021-02-10T11:22:05.380-05:002021-02-10T11:22:05.380-05:00Great! I have to agree. Many say life is more inte...Great! I have to agree. Many say life is more interesting than fiction! and so it is :>)Patricia Ann Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606752831441581996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-48118699141945083922021-02-10T10:44:27.319-05:002021-02-10T10:44:27.319-05:00I agree - nf is definitely chocolate cake!I agree - nf is definitely chocolate cake!Sue Heavenrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-7483112571271714862021-02-10T10:42:17.022-05:002021-02-10T10:42:17.022-05:00Love this post -- there is such joy in writing non...Love this post -- there is such joy in writing nonfiction. As a little girl, I always made my way to the 900s section of the library to check out books on countries. And those are the books I love to write today. Knowing what your passion is -- and isn't -- is what makes your books special and beloved by those who read them.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608199408069023575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-54961858369230380862021-02-10T09:58:30.373-05:002021-02-10T09:58:30.373-05:00Here’s to broccoli... and cauliflower... and zucch...Here’s to broccoli... and cauliflower... and zucchini...! I am rocking my pinkie and thumb wildly as I read this, Melissa. And here’s to you for helping teachers add expository nonfiction to their classroom library menus.Carmela McCain Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692004307543909418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-26513556947194708042021-02-10T09:20:20.285-05:002021-02-10T09:20:20.285-05:00Great essay, Melissa! Thank you for validating the...Great essay, Melissa! Thank you for validating the preferences of soooo many kids.Sarah Albeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392571889158959424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488042654610511802.post-40944756942338563242021-02-10T08:12:21.131-05:002021-02-10T08:12:21.131-05:00I love this, Melissa. Absolutely love it. Thank yo...I love this, Melissa. Absolutely love it. Thank you for showing kids (and adults) that it's okay to embrace what you love and not aim to write what everybody else assumes you should love or aspire to.laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.com