The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.
Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by.
Ralph Ellison (1914-1994) was an American author who is best known for INVISIBLE MAN, which earned a National Book Award in 1953.
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Good point about fiction that’s good is based upon what is real
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The best fiction needs to be based on the realism around us. Only then will a novel truly reach out to the reader with an authentic voice.
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Truth
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