Fictional stories borrow from nonfictional experiences.
A novel is just that: a long, fictional narrative that describes a sequence of events through human experiences.
But how common are they?
How many novels include the author’s experiences?
Which ones are the most popular? Why?
How much of it is true and how much of it isn’t?
Does the validity even matter in a novel?
Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.
Albert Camus