Money had never been a problem in the Book World. All the details of life were taken care of by something… — Jasper Fforde
Money had never been a problem in the Book World. All the details of life were taken care of by something called Narrative Assumption. A reader would assume you had gone shopping, or gone to the toilet, or brushed your hair, so a writer never needed to outline it.
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