tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post2293404617646867398..comments2023-10-29T06:20:58.540-04:00Comments on This Too...: Truth As FictionMelissa Sarnohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-5313417228129223742012-03-31T15:06:56.160-04:002012-03-31T15:06:56.160-04:00Yes! Fiction probably is the right vehicle for him...Yes! Fiction probably is the right vehicle for him. It's the only way to communicate many of our world's difficult truths, because fiction is easier to digest than cold, hard reality.A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-9956187858300974172012-03-30T06:49:52.100-04:002012-03-30T06:49:52.100-04:00Strange, wonderful ... and brilliant!!! Gotcha! is...Strange, wonderful ... and brilliant!!! Gotcha! is what this spells out.agujahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857809123531088629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-39812607641789472232012-03-30T05:20:24.985-04:002012-03-30T05:20:24.985-04:00That makes me sad and yet intrigues me at the same...That makes me sad and yet intrigues me at the same time. When I look back on my favorite books and the lessons that I've learned, it seems that the fictional truths were always easiest to embrace.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423177965966814938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-62917139148752835082012-03-29T23:58:09.310-04:002012-03-29T23:58:09.310-04:00That will be one heck of a book! I hope it become...That will be one heck of a book! I hope it becomes reality.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-22980408808534512822012-03-29T22:24:11.070-04:002012-03-29T22:24:11.070-04:00I love that answer! That is fascinating.I love that answer! That is fascinating.Amy Makhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254187438354480256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-54523864704420062912012-03-29T20:00:04.215-04:002012-03-29T20:00:04.215-04:00"I think, to tell the whole truth, I'm go..."I think, to tell the whole truth, I'm going to have to write it as fiction."<br /><br />We do this every day, don't we, Melissa? If we used the real names in our "fiction", we'd get sued...or beat up. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-35007015580937060642012-03-29T14:58:51.959-04:002012-03-29T14:58:51.959-04:00LOVE that! I think amazing truths ARE told through...LOVE that! I think amazing truths ARE told through fiction.<br /><a href="http://wingedwriter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Catherine Denton</a>Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-40923763942039407922012-03-29T13:09:53.058-04:002012-03-29T13:09:53.058-04:00I have an autobiographical story in the works and ...I have an autobiographical story in the works and I feel EXACTLY the same way about it. I can only be emotionally truthful if lots of the "what actually happened" is heavily reworked. Otherwise, I'd end up playing too nice with characters to protect real people.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-87004977435885238942012-03-29T11:21:30.544-04:002012-03-29T11:21:30.544-04:00What a great idea! I can't imagine someone fil...What a great idea! I can't imagine someone filtering what I write like that. Just crazy.Angela Cothranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060010344115435519.post-69673773592077140182012-03-29T11:20:04.908-04:002012-03-29T11:20:04.908-04:00Wow, I agree girl. That would be extremely difficu...Wow, I agree girl. That would be extremely difficult and at least he's not chucking in the towel. He's approaching it differently. And he sounds like a smart guy. :)Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.com