Comments on: Sprinkling “real” into your fiction

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:58:07 +0000

In reply to LauraDrake. Excellent. I love what a bitch that Thea is. She's got a way with language. :-)

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 04:46:27 +0000

Like Elaine, I grew up in Mchigan, albeit in the metro Detroit area. I used my youngest son's name, and took my WIP characters on the Circle Tour of the Great Lakes, with the usual camping trip mishaps.

By: lbeth1950

lbeth1950 — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 23:27:34 +0000

Oh, I put in a dash of Joe, a bit of Sue, half a cup of Granny and mix well.

By: Sheila M. Good, Author

Sheila M. Good, Author — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:16:51 +0000

You bet I do. Our life experiences and the people who have been along for the ride leave indelible marks and memories.I think it would be difficult not to incorporate those tiny, meaningful details. Great post. Thanks for sharing. @sheilagood at Cow Pasture Chronicles

By: ANNE-MARIE MCARDLE

ANNE-MARIE MCARDLE — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:41:31 +0000

Hi from Australia. I feel places somehow manage to touch the lives of the characters in my writing. I am inspired by what is around me, where I have been and people I have encountered.

By: B R Johnson

B R Johnson — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:18:38 +0000

My sister has two best friends and all three have names that start with the same letter, are fairly unusual, and the four of us have been friends for over forty years. I have incorporated parts of them in every book I've written. But most fun is including funny saying my parents used to just throw out, not knowing how funny they were. One I haven't used yet, but is one my sister and i still laugh and use ourselves. When asked by a doctor whether a medicine had helped her, my Mother responded, "Well, if it helped at all, I'd have died without it."

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:10:28 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. I LOVE Thea. Just wanted you to know. And it's cool that she's a nod to your friend - amped about 7 times.

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:08:17 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Do I really? I had no idea! Maybe it's a short cut to showing feminine? You know it's not because I do them!

By: Lisa Ciarfella

Lisa Ciarfella — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 06:28:26 +0000

Nice! My writing always has a touch of where I've been, seen, or done, somewhere in my life. Though, disguised as much as possible!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 04:45:13 +0000

One of my husband's patients is always asking when my books will be made into movies and can I get him a starring role. So, he shows up as a character in my next novel asking the lead character that question. He is almost satisfied with that nod. But, he is still waiting for the real movie.