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Essay: Why Fiction?

If a tree falls in a novel, wait, what if it's not a tree but a tower and...

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Should I kill him? How will I do it? Why are they out to get him anyway?

These are just a few of the questions I ask myself on an average Tuesday morning. “What the hell am I doing with my life?” might be a better question most days. It is a bizarre life choice to write fiction.

This week I’m inviting you into the ongoing argument I have with myself in ho…

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