Lauren GroffIn the end, fiction is the craft of telling truth through lies.
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What’s the point of writing a story if it isn’t about something? If you’re just looking for attention, the audience will see right through your story. It won’t be believable to them. On the other hand, if you take the time to craft a story that really fits into the real world, then it becomes believable. You can provide answers to questions that everyone has asked themselves at one point or another about life.
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