Goodreads asked Richard R. Becker:

What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Richard R. Becker More than any other form of writing, fiction empowers us to open up deeper conversations about life experiences. And, because fiction involves fictional characters, it creates a safe space to talk about those experiences because well-written stories involve us emotionally without requiring a personal expense. We may be vested, but we have no skin in the game.

When fictional characters make decisions in the face of life-defining moments, we can agree with their choices or not, understand their paths or not, and make our own decisions about how we feel or what we might do too. When the story works, it can be a powerful experience.

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