# Fictional Truths

> Where Words Create Worlds


## Posts

- [Quote of the Week: Mark Twain on Getting Started](https://fictionaltruths.com/quote-of-the-week-mark-twain-on-getting-started/): "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
- [Book Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen](https://fictionaltruths.com/book-review-pride-and-prejudice-by-jane-austen/): The book: Pride and Prejudice (1813), Jane Austen's most famous novel — a comedy of manners about Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the proud Mr. Darcy.
- [How to Write a First Page That Hooks a Reader](https://fictionaltruths.com/how-to-write-a-first-page-that-hooks-a-reader/): Most readers decide whether to keep reading in about ninety seconds. Your first page has one job: make a promise and start keeping it.
- [What the River Keeps](https://fictionaltruths.com/what-the-river-keeps/): Every spring, the river gave something back.
- [The Night Train to Marigold](https://fictionaltruths.com/the-night-train-to-marigold/): The train to Marigold only ran on Tuesdays, and only for passengers who weren't sure where they were going.
- [Fictional Truths Is Back — Where Words Create Worlds](https://fictionaltruths.com/fictional-truths-is-back-where-words-create-worlds/): Welcome back to Fictional Truths.

## Pages

- [Contact](https://fictionaltruths.com/contact/): Questions, kind words, story suggestions, competition entries — the desk reads everything.
- [Writing Competitions](https://fictionaltruths.com/writing-competitions/): Fictional Truths ran writing competitions in its first life, and the tradition returns in its second.
- [Short Story of the Month](https://fictionaltruths.com/short-story-of-the-month/): Every month, the Fictional Truths desk picks one story to feature — the one that stayed with us longest after the last line.
- [About](https://fictionaltruths.com/about/): Fictional Truths is a home for stories and the people who love them — original short fiction, honest book reviews, practical writing tips, and a quote worth keeping every week.


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