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

To this day, I have people I might meet who will make assumptions about my life based on fictional elements of 'The Squid And The Whale.' But I think that's par for the course if you make something that feels kind of real.

I take stuff from real life and try to make a character out of it. And I try to live the world of the characters a little bit.

I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.

I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another.

Making fake biography, false history, concocting a half-imaginary existence out of the actual drama of my life is my life.

My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.

Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world.

Take it from me: I really love making things up, which is why I write fiction for a living.

I see myself as writing biographies, the complete story of someone's life.