The fiction I'm most interested in has lines of reference to the real world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world.
I am very interested in that fine line between fiction and reality and between comedy and tragedy - and pushing the line as much as possible.
The real world is the fantasy writer's scrapbook. Real history, real geography, real customs and religions are all invaluable sources of guidance and inspiration.
All fiction relies on the real world in the sense that we all take in the world through our five senses and we accumulate details, consciously or subconsciously. This accumulation of detail can be drawn on when you write fiction.
Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.
Reality always outstrips fiction. Whatever you make up, something more incredible always pops up in real life.
Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.
Most fiction comes from your experience.
In really, really good science fiction, the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.
I've read only fiction, so I don't know anything actual.