No Such Thing As Fiction - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T12:18:33Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/no-such-thing-as-fiction?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A318776&feed=yes&xn_auth=noInteresting question. Many if…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3188472011-10-12T23:54:34.230ZSusanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Susan
<p>Interesting question. Many if not most of my novels were inspired either by actual crimes or, in the case of my latest which involves a stalker, something that happened to someone I know. However, these are only inspirations. I create new characters and events .. making them even creepier than the original when possible ... and by the time I finish, it's something completely different. Of course, we choose to write what interests us and what interests us reflects on the lives we've led, the…</p>
<p>Interesting question. Many if not most of my novels were inspired either by actual crimes or, in the case of my latest which involves a stalker, something that happened to someone I know. However, these are only inspirations. I create new characters and events .. making them even creepier than the original when possible ... and by the time I finish, it's something completely different. Of course, we choose to write what interests us and what interests us reflects on the lives we've led, the people we've met and all of our experiences.</p>
<p>Someone once asked me if a character was based on me. Of course not, but part of me is in every character that I write. It's unavoidable. But it is most definitely fiction nevertheless. </p> It could also be actionable i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3188072011-10-12T20:49:27.578ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
<p>It could also be actionable if the wrong someone else reads them.</p>
<p>Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, but never let it dictate to you, either. No matter how much you draw from real life, you need plausible deniability.</p>
<p>It could also be actionable if the wrong someone else reads them.</p>
<p>Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, but never let it dictate to you, either. No matter how much you draw from real life, you need plausible deniability.</p> Oh, funny! I definitely misse…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187992011-10-12T18:18:09.513ZLisa Towleshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LisaTowles
<p>Oh, funny! I definitely missed that one.</p>
<p>Oh, funny! I definitely missed that one.</p> That could be uncomfortable i…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187982011-10-12T18:08:23.000ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
That could be uncomfortable if your family reads your books.
That could be uncomfortable if your family reads your books. My scary discovery, over the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187782011-10-12T18:04:27.692ZLisa Towleshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LisaTowles
My scary discovery, over the years, has been when I write non-fiction without realizing it. I mean, it would take someone very close to us to suggest that this is what we're doing, but when my mother first read Blackwater Tango, she said "why didn't you just publish it as an autobiography?" Yikes!!
My scary discovery, over the years, has been when I write non-fiction without realizing it. I mean, it would take someone very close to us to suggest that this is what we're doing, but when my mother first read Blackwater Tango, she said "why didn't you just publish it as an autobiography?" Yikes!! It was a reference to Francis…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187972011-10-12T18:04:00.735ZBrian Hoffmanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
It was a reference to Francis Pharcellus Church's poem, "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
It was a reference to Francis Pharcellus Church's poem, "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". Interesting, and thanks for y…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187952011-10-12T17:57:15.917ZLisa Towleshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LisaTowles
Interesting, and thanks for your reply. (And my name is Lisa)
Interesting, and thanks for your reply. (And my name is Lisa) Of course not! And absolutel…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187762011-10-12T17:48:14.866ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Of course not! And absolutely it's fiction.</p>
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<p>For that matter, there is nothing wrong with drawing on our experiences, emotions, and observations when creating characters. But I know of no one who becomes an author in order to lay/slay his psychological demons. Occasionally, someone posts about "killing off" a hateful boss etc. by making him a victim in a book, but I doubt that serious writers play those games. And even if there were such books, they would nevertheless be…</p>
<p>Of course not! And absolutely it's fiction.</p>
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<p>For that matter, there is nothing wrong with drawing on our experiences, emotions, and observations when creating characters. But I know of no one who becomes an author in order to lay/slay his psychological demons. Occasionally, someone posts about "killing off" a hateful boss etc. by making him a victim in a book, but I doubt that serious writers play those games. And even if there were such books, they would nevertheless be fiction because they would differ in the details from actual life.</p> This is an interesting questi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-12:537324:Comment:3187732011-10-12T17:06:34.929ZBrian Hoffmanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BrianHoffman
<p>This is an interesting question. I agree that what we write is infused with elements of reality. In my stories, I'm careful to make sure "real" things like buildings and law and personalities are presented as accurately as possible. However, some of my characters are werewolves. They're definitely not real. They're pure imagination.</p>
<p>It is paramount that we, who chose to live in the magical world of fiction, not confuse what is real with what is the stuff of our deliberate dreams.…</p>
<p>This is an interesting question. I agree that what we write is infused with elements of reality. In my stories, I'm careful to make sure "real" things like buildings and law and personalities are presented as accurately as possible. However, some of my characters are werewolves. They're definitely not real. They're pure imagination.</p>
<p>It is paramount that we, who chose to live in the magical world of fiction, not confuse what is real with what is the stuff of our deliberate dreams. Down that road lies madness.</p>
<p>So yes Virginia, there is fiction.</p>