tl;dr version: fiction and non-fiction are two separate things. I think often of this line attribute to Mark Twain: The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible. An alternate version that I have seen is, “Truth is stranger than fiction and why shouldn’t it be, fiction has to make […]
via Three (Friendly) Complaints from a Fiction Writer to Readers — Celtic Riverside
WILDsound Writing Festival 