The nonfiction generally happens because I want to write about fiction about it -- does that count for anything?

Also, have you ever read anything by Dava Sobel? I just started Galileo's Daughter, and one of its big selling points is how "fiction-like" it is, i.e., it relies heavily on letters and the relationship between Galileo and his awesome nun daughter.

Also also, Studs Terkel. &oralhistories; FOREVER.