In the last chapter I suggested that what sets fictive utterances apart from assertions is that the former are aimed at updating fictional records, while the latter target common ground information. In this chapter I develop this view by defending the corollary that fictional works are made up entirely of non-assertoric utterances. A central motivation for this is that utterances within fictional works are deniable in a way that assertions are not. Further, I argue against the claim that so-called authorial interjections - instances where authors seem to “break through the fiction” and address the audience - provide evidence for assertions within fictions.