Turning Real Life into Authentic Fiction

Categories: Craft | Experience | Research | Writing

Real life experience can be a powerful storytelling tool when used well. This panel challenges the idea of simply writing what you know and shows how careers, unexpected backgrounds, and lived experience can add authenticity, texture, and originality to fiction.

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