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I have realised just how important it is to readers to feel that fictional stories are based on reality.

I think we have become oversaturated with tired fictional narratives.

I create fictional narratives, but it's based on literal people.

Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative.

Stories and narratives are one of the most powerful things in humanity. They're devices for dealing with the chaotic danger of existence.

Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.

One of the things that writing has taught me is that fiction has a life of its own. Fictional places are sometimes more real than the view from our bedroom window. Fictional people can sometimes become as close to us as our loved ones.

One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.

The fact is fiction is always a representation of life, sometimes the lives of famous people.

The telling of stories creates the real world.