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How using real life details makes your fiction better

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What ‘write what you know’ actually means

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Oct 25, 2023
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What ‘write what you know’ actually means

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Using real life experiences in your writing lends a realism to your work that can help readers connect with your characters and world. However, ‘writing from real life’ doesn’t mean that you can’t write fantasy or sci-fi, or that you are stuck only writing about school or your n…

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