Great writing advice. Thanks for sharing! I wonder if characters in a memoir should also not be too "real" meaning not always predictable, logical, optimized. Truth is stranger than fiction...
My novel starts with my MC hooking up with someone in the bathroom of the restaurant she works at. I feel like that fits right into what you’re saying. Bathroom sex in public, common maybe. But where you WORK?! Worried that was too unrealistic, but…
Don’t you find though that reality often outdoes the fictional world? Loved the writing tips you share. As a writer you have to catch the reader but how do you do this without authenticity?
You still can and should be authentic, but be authentic to the character, not "reality." And in being authentic, know that you are creating a work of fiction and often using the extreme parts of "reality" is one way to capture the attention of readers. The Succession example I give of the father urinating in his son's office is extreme. Yet I'm sure there is someone, somewhere that has done that before so it's possible, but we can all agree that it's not typical behaviour in the real world. But in the world of character building and keeping your characters interesting, this type of action makes perfect sense.
I don't know about you, but I pee all over corner offices all the time
LMAOOOOOO
Great writing advice. Thanks for sharing! I wonder if characters in a memoir should also not be too "real" meaning not always predictable, logical, optimized. Truth is stranger than fiction...
That's such a tough one, but my gut tells me that there's something in here that memoir authors can also use.
Alot of my songs with male characters are dryly humorous about one who stumbles rather than cruises.
I do have that soft spot in my person.
Love songs are different, an empathetic caress of the relationship's needs and their expressions.
Protest songs can be loud or quiet or both but can have honed edges and sharpened points.
I do appreciate your very clear point.
My novel starts with my MC hooking up with someone in the bathroom of the restaurant she works at. I feel like that fits right into what you’re saying. Bathroom sex in public, common maybe. But where you WORK?! Worried that was too unrealistic, but…
Exactly! There has to be something that feels a little "magic of tv" if you know what I mean.
I think you may be on to something with this one...
I think I may be on to something too LOL
Don’t you find though that reality often outdoes the fictional world? Loved the writing tips you share. As a writer you have to catch the reader but how do you do this without authenticity?
You still can and should be authentic, but be authentic to the character, not "reality." And in being authentic, know that you are creating a work of fiction and often using the extreme parts of "reality" is one way to capture the attention of readers. The Succession example I give of the father urinating in his son's office is extreme. Yet I'm sure there is someone, somewhere that has done that before so it's possible, but we can all agree that it's not typical behaviour in the real world. But in the world of character building and keeping your characters interesting, this type of action makes perfect sense.
Thank you! You are making a great point. Authentic to the character!