tell the truth in the manner that is appropriate to the story they wish to tell
There are aspects of that last phrase that might be construed as fictionalization by the sufficiently picky.
Sometimes it is necessary to simplify a story in order to make anything literarily worthwhile out of it. Sometimes that simplification involves slight munging of the facts.
Sometimes, also, a story may be too dry through confirmed memory alone, and color is added.
Obviously these can go so far as to cross the line, but does it always do so?
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Date: 2008-03-05 11:29 pm (UTC)There are aspects of that last phrase that might be construed as fictionalization by the sufficiently picky.
Sometimes it is necessary to simplify a story in order to make anything literarily worthwhile out of it. Sometimes that simplification involves slight munging of the facts.
Sometimes, also, a story may be too dry through confirmed memory alone, and color is added.
Obviously these can go so far as to cross the line, but does it always do so?