What’s the Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction (and can novels be either?)

Let’s get back to basics

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I was speaking on a networking panel last year and was introduced in an awkward way. Before the panel, I’d told the chairwoman a bit about the background of my work – I was a non-fiction author and content writer. All good, I thought. When it came to my section of the talk though: