Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life. ~Barbara Kingsolver A few years ago I did an interview with a writer who said very emphatically that he never read fiction. He didn’t like fiction. True stories were all that he ever read or wanted …
Why Do You Read Novels?
Some time ago I had an interview with a writer who said he never read fiction. He didn’t like fiction. He wanted to read true stories and obviously thought fiction a waste of time. I have no idea why he was interviewing me since he felt that way. I do write fiction, after all. Anyway, he asked me why anyone …