Facts
“Fiction isn’t the opposite of truth—it’s a structure built from it.”
Facts aren’t as fixed as we like to believe. They can be sensory or social, grounding or weaponized, inherited or deeply personal. This chapter invites you to distinguish what is observable from what is assumed, to honor the felt truths in your body alongside measurable realities, and to question the “givens” that shape your creative process. When facts become porous and self-defined, they can be levers for curiosity instead of cages for certainty.
Featuring a contribution by Deborah Hay
“Which “truth” in your creative process might actually be a habit, a rule, or a trend you inherited?”