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...fiction seeks to evoke emotion, non-fiction conveys information. Most of us are used to non-fiction; reports at work, Facebook postings, emails, tweets and texts, maybe even the odd letter from time to time. Tweets and texts demand brevity, official writing (should) value simplicity and clarity. But carry this over to fiction and you can end up with something so dry that a reader soon gives up the struggle ...   close quote

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