tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post5434444606449857656..comments2023-10-20T09:04:45.829+01:00Comments on My New Notebook: Write what you know...Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-82456403676535416762009-02-13T08:50:00.000+00:002009-02-13T08:50:00.000+00:00Im sure with your boys you have many a tale to tel...Im sure with your boys you have many a tale to tell!<BR/><BR/>Good luck deciding!Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-80328522046215583792009-02-12T19:44:00.000+00:002009-02-12T19:44:00.000+00:00DJ, yes it makes sense. Just got your book, btw, l...DJ, yes it makes sense. Just got your book, btw, looking forward to reading it!<BR/><BR/>B - I'm definitely doing a story for the ECA. My proposal went in today, so my current thoughts are for TMA 05!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-24016259082226380812009-02-12T19:22:00.000+00:002009-02-12T19:22:00.000+00:00I changed my mind about what I was doing yesterday...I changed my mind about what I was doing yesterday. I'm far happier about my idea. I did this for A215 ECA as well - changed my mind at the last minute. I'm hating this decision, I really am.<BR/><BR/>Good luck deciding!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523875341438470968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-56838366998351271742009-02-12T18:31:00.000+00:002009-02-12T18:31:00.000+00:00If you write about life it will be incredibly inte...If you write about life it will be incredibly interesting if you want to share that with your OU tutor but if you don't then you could dress life up as fiction. If that makes any sense?DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-8458215955006334112009-02-12T16:31:00.000+00:002009-02-12T16:31:00.000+00:00Not irrelevant at all,you've given me food for tho...Not irrelevant at all,you've given me food for thought :-)<BR/><BR/> Thanks!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-61141926316049603032009-02-12T13:58:00.000+00:002009-02-12T13:58:00.000+00:00For a great many people, the "what you know" part ...For a great many people, the "what you know" part poses both a problem and a benefit. I believe I have a solution, though it may not work for all writers. The problem is that fact tends to be a bit more boring than fiction, which means that <I>writing what you know</I> would be less interesting. The benefit is that your experience with <I>what you know</I> will lead to realism; less necessity for the reader to suspend any disbelieve.<BR/><BR/>The trick is to get the right blend, I think. What I try to do is to apply <I>what I know</I> to the way characters behave and interact. This, I hope, leads to more realism in my work. When it comes to plots and settings, however, all bets are off. I relax the constraints and let it be more pure fiction. As long as they're not totally implausible, then I think this works, at least for the genres I work in.<BR/><BR/>I would go for fiction, as I think there's more scope (and possibly leeway). Life writing needs to be humorous, or at least I prefer it that way, but I'm not very good at writing humour. Mind you, I'm not you, so all of this is probably irrelevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com