Comments on: Novel Writing, My True Story http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story -a path . . . Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Secret Agent http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story/comment-page-1#comment-6800 Secret Agent Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:27:59 +0000 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story#comment-6800 xxmachine---actually, it's called "realistic fiction."<br><b>References : </b><br> xxmachine—actually, it’s called "realistic fiction."
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]]> By: heiress_rhodes http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story/comment-page-1#comment-6799 heiress_rhodes Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:25:59 +0000 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story#comment-6799 It's ok. Just what Jane Austen done to her Pride and Prejudice. She use her won name in one of her characters.<br><b>References : </b><br> It’s ok.
Just what Jane Austen done to her Pride and Prejudice. She use her won name in one of her characters.
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]]> By: olivia . http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story/comment-page-1#comment-6798 olivia . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:23:59 +0000 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story#comment-6798 i dont think you he could sue you as loing as you change his name but just in case you might want to get his consent .<br><b>References : </b><br> i dont think you he could sue you as loing as you change his name but just in case you might want to get his consent .
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]]> By: T.Detwiler0927 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story/comment-page-1#comment-6797 T.Detwiler0927 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:21:59 +0000 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story#comment-6797 I don't know. If I was writing someone into a book, I would be a little careful about writing exactly what they told me. I would only apply what they told me if (and only if) what they were telling me had directly to do with me. If they were telling me something about themselves, an intimate detail of their past perhaps, I would leave it out of the book--that's they're story, not mine. But as far as using context out of a conversation, I dig that. I think all writers have plucked a line or two from their own real life dialogue. As far as writing anything personally pejorative, I woulld steer clear of that as well. However, if it was necessary than I would put as much distance between my character and the person in question. Most of all, a writer should not write with fear of getting sued. It happens to ALL published and sucessful writers from time to time. Trust me. Our job is basically to take out as much legitimacy from the claim as we can.<br><b>References : </b><br>I once had lunch with a writer. I don’t know. If I was writing someone into a book, I would be a little careful about writing exactly what they told me. I would only apply what they told me if (and only if) what they were telling me had directly to do with me. If they were telling me something about themselves, an intimate detail of their past perhaps, I would leave it out of the book–that’s they’re story, not mine. But as far as using context out of a conversation, I dig that. I think all writers have plucked a line or two from their own real life dialogue. As far as writing anything personally pejorative, I woulld steer clear of that as well. However, if it was necessary than I would put as much distance between my character and the person in question. Most of all, a writer should not write with fear of getting sued. It happens to ALL published and sucessful writers from time to time. Trust me. Our job is basically to take out as much legitimacy from the claim as we can.
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]]> By: xxmachina http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story/comment-page-1#comment-6796 xxmachina Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:19:59 +0000 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story#comment-6796 You know what they call a novel that's part fiction, part true story? fiction Just change the names, that way you can claim it is all fiction instead of having to argue you didn't mean to libel people later.<br><b>References : </b><br> You know what they call a novel that’s part fiction, part true story? fiction

Just change the names, that way you can claim it is all fiction instead of having to argue you didn’t mean to libel people later.
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]]> By: drainsight http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story/comment-page-1#comment-6795 drainsight Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:59 +0000 http://www.writingmastery.com/writing-a-novel/novel-writing-my-true-story#comment-6795 well if he doesnt have prove i dont think there is much that he can do<br><b>References : </b><br> well if he doesnt have prove i dont think there is much that he can do
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