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    While writing fiction gives writers more creative freedom, writing true stories can be more challenging. For true stories, writers must accurately capture and convey real events, people, and experiences, while fiction allows imagination. However, fiction requires compelling stories and characters that engage readers, while true stories are about documenting what actually occurred. Ultimately, both genres present difficulties, but writing what genuinely interests the author may make the process feel easier.

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    While writing fiction gives writers more creative freedom, writing true stories can be more challenging. For true stories, writers must accurately capture and convey real events, people, and experiences, while fiction allows imagination. However, fiction requires compelling stories and characters that engage readers, while true stories are about documenting what actually occurred. Ultimately, both genres present difficulties, but writing what genuinely interests the author may make the process feel easier.

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    While writing fiction gives writers more creative freedom, writing true stories can be more challenging. For true stories, writers must accurately capture and convey real events, people, and experiences, while fiction allows imagination. However, fiction requires compelling stories and characters that engage readers, while true stories are about documenting what actually occurred. Ultimately, both genres present difficulties, but writing what genuinely interests the author may make the process feel easier.

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    Writing a true story is more difficult than writing fiction.’ Discuss.

    A true story is based on real facts rather than imaginative events. Whereas, fiction is
    non-factual and is produced by the writer in the form of an essay.

    I believe we read fiction to escape the world for a little while – to escape the limits of our
    own experience, our own perspective, our own consciousness. When we open a novel,
    we’re looking, above all, for a story that matters to us. Hence, while writing fiction the
    writer has to ensure that the story makes sense. Fictional novels serve a purpose: they
    are the gateway to an imaginary world for every escapist, and can even provide us
    emotional support in trying times. Fictional stories usually hold some inner meaning, but
    how the meaning is perceived is up to the reader. The free-form nature of fiction is
    perhaps its greatest selling point. Writing non-fiction can be tiresome as it deals with
    facts, writers may be obliged to tirelessly research, interview, reference and
    cross-check. Fiction allows writers to just sit down and write, the story tends to flow
    smoothly and there is hardly any work put in trying to imitate a real-life scenario as best
    as possible, while trying to do it justice.

    However, writing true-stories may be a more lucrative path to success; it also carries
    some weight. The writing has to capture the true essence of the real-life events that
    took place. It could be a difficult and intimidating process, especially if the story is
    emotional and meaningful. The audience may not perceive the story well if the writer
    fails to convey the message properly. Despite this, the process of writing it might not be
    as nerve-wracking.
    The events, people and ideas that are going to be written about already exist. All the
    writer needs to do is turn your memories of or research into or perspective on those
    things into a narrative form. The writer does not have to worry about world-building or
    character creation or designing plots. At base, true-stories involve writing about what is,
    what can be, and/or what ought to be. Whereas, Fiction is writing about what is not,
    what has never been, and what we only wish could be.

    Stories can be strong and powerful, but one mistake in continuity, in fact, in balance, in
    punctuation - one mistake in any element can destroy the reader’s suspension of
    disbelief. Whether it’s the absence of an element that should be there, the presence of
    an element that should not be there, or a mistake in the portrayal of some element, a
    single problem in fiction can ruin the reader’s enjoyment of the story. Moreover, the
    story itself needs to be compelling and needs to include a topic or related incidents that
    readers want to read about. Readers need more than great writing. They need a story
    they can get into or invest in. Then need a plot that grabs them. Lastly, the storytelling
    has to be entertaining and/or enticing and has to remain consistently so throughout the
    story so that readers will want to begin reading and want to continue to read through the
    final page. Therefore, while keeping the above-mentioned points in mind, if the writer
    manages to compose a well-written story then writing fiction would not be a hassle.
    Nonetheless, There are likely as many writers who can easily dive into the fictional
    worlds of their books-in-progress as there are writers who want to write non-fiction.

    I believe fiction allows writers the freedom to pick and choose important elements of a
    story. This provides more room for writers to showcase their writing and takes readers
    onto a magical journey. Hence, writing fiction may provide a more seamless
    experience. Although desire plays a huge part here, since doing something you really
    want to do will always be easier than doing something you do not.

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