Quote by Ernest Hemingway
You know that fiction, prose rather, is possibly the roughest trade of all in writing. You do not have the reference, the old important reference. You have the sheet of blank paper, the pencil, and the obligation to invent truer than things can be true. You have to take what is not palpable and make it completely palpable and also have it seem normal and so that it can become a part of experience of the person who reads it.
Summary
This quote highlights the challenging nature of writing fiction. Unlike other forms of writing, fiction requires the writer to create a world from scratch without any external references. Armed only with a blank sheet of paper and a pencil, the author must craft a narrative that feels genuine and relatable, even though it is entirely invented. The writer's task is to transform intangible ideas into something tangible and make it seem ordinary, enabling readers to fully immerse themselves in the story and perceive it as a part of their own experiences.
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