"A Piece of Fiction- Eric"

Fiction Vs. Non-Fiction?
That seems like a pretty bad-ass cage match right there...
But for me, I'm placing my bets on fiction being the better of the two... Perhaps not *better, but just easier. I love writing fiction, and I adore reading it as well... Something about writing non-fiction just doesn't spark [at least with me] I think it's because, if I'm writing something non-fiction, that means it's already been written, or at least told before. I get no chance to stretch my creative legs, and walk around the page.
I mean I could put my own spin on something that is factual, but it just isn't the same as completely writing something from the top of my head... Sigh.

When I write fiction, I can imagine the characters, or the plot, setting, the theme, I can imagine anything- and my imagination always runs wild with inappropriate and offensive thoughts, which is perfectly... Awesome.
When I'm writing from my head, possibilities are endless.
But when I have to write non-fiction, I get discouraged, because I know it's all been said before.
I know I could put my own offensive twist on it- but unless I'm splitting hairs, it's all the same thing. It's the truth, just being re-written for what...? The hundredth time?
I'm not saying that I completely hate non-fiction, because I don't. I love to read it and study it, but normally only if it has to do with history.
Hopefully, Greek or Roman- because that is a serious interest for me.
I'm not sure if its contradictive [may have made that word up, but hey, that's fiction right there... I don't think I made it up, but according to the bloody spell check I did!] that I dislike writing non-fiction but adore reading it...
Now that I'm ranting, perhaps I don't hate writing it...
Because I have thought about sports journalism.
If my career of writing soft-core erotica doesn't work out...
Or I could balance the two.

But a lot of times when I think of non-fiction, and me writing it... It just seems like writing essays. Which I don't mind doing, but my essays often get off track easily, and I *jump from topic to topic all the time.
But with fiction, I can jump all I want- and can't really get penalized that much for it. At least Mr. Pierce doesn't penalize me for it... I hope...?

So from my ranting, I've concluded that I don't mind either, but I writing fiction is the one I mind the least... Non-fiction will always read as 'structured' to me, and for a guy like me, structure throws me off balance.