At the Speed of Writing
Fictional stories aren't much different than non-fictional accounts, if one isn't paying attention. They both share the quality of writing a story. However, non-fiction demands accountability to reality, truth, an correct spelling. Fiction, on the other hand allows for serious deviation from all that. It also allows for coming up with cool names that pop into the writer's head when needed. Having fourteen books in print of the non-fictional type has clarified these distinctions for me, now halfway through a satirical story with fictional names and people, places and dates. It just has to work within the story. Well, duh. figuratively speaking, most people that can read already know this. Writers who venture from one form to the other more directly realize this on the fly. It should also be noted that writing fiction is so much more fun than talking about reality. There's far too much of that already. Wendell Wankerman is making his way through the story of his life, ...