Essays By A Hack: Verisimilitude
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Brevity is the soul of wit.




Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let's talk about verisimilitude.

Great writing exists in the space between what we know is true and what we know isn't. Verisimilitude — the appearance of being 'real' — is the key to unlocking this space in your reader's head.

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  • Every sentence either tells the reader something important, establishes verisimilitude, or both.
  • Character moments. Happy accidents.
  • Conceptual verisimilitude. Every impossible thing reduces verisimilitude.