The difference between fiction writing vs content writing

“How is writing fiction different than writing emails, sales copy, and content writing?” I was once asked that on a podcast. We were discussing my fiction books. And here was my answer: I liken it to legs day vs arms day in the gym. When you see guys on social media virtue signaling about how hard legs day is, they aren’t exactly wrong. Training arms is a lot different on your body than training legs if you’re doing legs training right. Working out your lower body stresses different muscles — and a whole lot more of them — than training your upper body does. In fact, training your legs properly can significantly make your upper body a whale of a lot stronger, burn a whole lot more fat, and radically change how you look, feel, and perform in other areas of your life. So it is with fiction. It’s basically legs day — where even when it’s fun it can still be brutal. And while I can’t speak for anyone else, I can say this: The more fiction I write, the more engaging, interesting, and responsive my other content and sales writing is. i.e., the stronger it gets. Personally, like training legs, I find fiction a lot more exhausting & time consuming than content, which I can bang out without even thinking about it. I also find it a lot more rewarding, too. It uses & “stresses” different parts of my brain than writing emails, sales copy, and other content does — including heavily story-based content, which is still a helluva lot easier to write than even a short story much less a 1000+ page saga like my Enoch Wars books. So that’s the difference in my experience. In the meantime: If you want more insights into my fiction, writing tips, etc see the mobile app I have up dedicated just to this topic — chock-full of video, audio, and articles all about these things and more. No opting in required. Just a smart phone and the free Learnistic app. Here’s the link: [https∶//www.EmailPlayers.com/enochwars]( Ben Settle P.S. I got "got" by own enthusiasm. That Tolkien quote I posted in yesterday's email turns out to be an impersonation of Tolkien and not really something he said. Which for me makes it equal parts amusing and disappointing. Although the "shut up" lesson still holds... Hat tip to all those who let me know. This email was sent by Ben Settle as owner of Settle, LLC. Copyright © 2021 Settle, LLC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this email may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from Settle, LLC. Click here to [unsubscribe]( Settle, LLC PO Box 1056 Gold Beach Oregon 97444 USA