Liveright, if you’re writing truth, not fiction, even if you have a targeted message, there’s no need to “over magnify and exaggerate”. In light of what’s going on these days, you’re sounding disturbingly similar to some of our friends at CNN, Sky News, BBC and al jazeera.
And even if fiction is more your style, there’s no need to get maudlin and sink into melodrama.
Yes, writing can be a powerful medium of expression. It can also be foolish, vapid and deceitful. Like that other famous medium of expression- speech, best always to use it responsibly, carefully and truthfully.