tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post4350564310044795731..comments2023-05-03T08:32:57.233-04:00Comments on Patricia Gligor's Writers Forum: Truth IS Stranger than FictionPatricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-60468724520360952012-01-19T13:27:43.312-05:002012-01-19T13:27:43.312-05:00Thanks, John.
I have to laugh when I read the last...Thanks, John.<br />I have to laugh when I read the last line of this post, which I wrote BEFORE I got the news yesterday that my novel had been accepted for publication. I guess it's an example of "Build it and they will come."Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-12460860057156153972012-01-19T13:09:22.837-05:002012-01-19T13:09:22.837-05:00People often do act out of character. The problem ...People often do act out of character. The problem is readers often won't accept it in fiction--unless we can convince them it's feasible.<br />Good stuff, Patricia.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-59105856050673417902012-01-15T17:42:58.334-05:002012-01-15T17:42:58.334-05:00Sunny,
I'd never heard the term "emotiona...Sunny,<br />I'd never heard the term "emotional logic" before but it makes sense. If we lose credibility with our readers, we're done!Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-73063395423114030782012-01-15T12:58:05.114-05:002012-01-15T12:58:05.114-05:00Actually, the label for this is "emotional lo...Actually, the label for this is "emotional logic." <br /><br />I have taught at the police writers conference that, although the strangest things happen in real life, sometimes you just have to give it up for story. In my novel, "Fools Rush In," the real-life drug dealer believed he was the god Thor (this was before the movie came out). The detail was juicy, but I knew I'd lose all credibility with readers if I'd put that in the novel! It killed me, but I had to let it go.Sunny Frazierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693884364418711551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-40522567686145821392012-01-15T08:57:18.850-05:002012-01-15T08:57:18.850-05:00Thanks, Eileen! That's one of the reasons I lo...Thanks, Eileen! That's one of the reasons I love fiction - so many possibilities!Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-29977108821666284742012-01-14T22:24:56.114-05:002012-01-14T22:24:56.114-05:00I like this very much, Patricia, and will add it t...I like this very much, Patricia, and will add it to my "characterization" file for when I teach. There are so many variables, as we writers all know. The background you give on Ann could be so different, or you could give us five different backgrounds. Ah, the wonder of writing fiction!Eileen Obserhttp://www.eileenobser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-52694110383212730922012-01-14T15:45:00.892-05:002012-01-14T15:45:00.892-05:00Dac,
I know exactly what you mean, which is the re...Dac,<br />I know exactly what you mean, which is the reason we need to let our readers in on WHY our characters do what they do.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-74413995594355580052012-01-14T13:22:23.480-05:002012-01-14T13:22:23.480-05:00Very true. My critics always say "she wouldn&...Very true. My critics always say "she wouldn't do that." <br /><br />Of course she would! She just did it!Dachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004321696572753739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-72358494950528870692012-01-14T13:01:04.839-05:002012-01-14T13:01:04.839-05:00Absolutely true, Marja! And, we can create the rea...Absolutely true, Marja! And, we can create the reality we want to create. Unfortunately, that's not the way it works in real life!Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577144322916822926.post-53416329026026056032012-01-14T12:51:05.618-05:002012-01-14T12:51:05.618-05:00Very good post, Patricia. We tend to judge people ...Very good post, Patricia. We tend to judge people in real life, even though we don't know all the facts. At least in fiction we can make the facts known.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683888030155879214noreply@blogger.com