tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post1189425843979622295..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: The Incidence of CoincidenceMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-29617281455312153792017-07-28T14:50:13.238-07:002017-07-28T14:50:13.238-07:00The rest of the story, and many others, are in fac...The rest of the story, and many others, are in fact in bits and pieces of my fiction. I just need someone to believe the incedences are possible...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-19708379368137090552017-07-28T14:26:39.052-07:002017-07-28T14:26:39.052-07:00Oh now I want to know the REST of the story, like ...Oh now I want to know the REST of the story, like how did you meet up and know you two were who you were? I've got a few crazy coincidences in my life too. Those kinds of things are pretty amazing.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378428503220197256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-5427133062542615692017-07-28T13:12:13.046-07:002017-07-28T13:12:13.046-07:00I'm looking forward to reading about it, like ...I'm looking forward to reading about it, like all your posts. He's one handsome politician.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-88691280524586656562017-07-28T12:26:36.649-07:002017-07-28T12:26:36.649-07:00Not a coincidence, but Prime Minister Justin Trude...Not a coincidence, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jogged by the house we were renting on a remote dirt road last week... Blog post to follow:)janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-18771519590142440082017-07-28T08:46:59.240-07:002017-07-28T08:46:59.240-07:00And this begs the question-- WHY wouldn't they...And this begs the question-- WHY wouldn't they hold up in fiction?<br />I suppose when writing a realistic story we're asked to keep out the the unlikely. But then, where's the story?Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-33219389244743717432017-07-28T08:08:26.459-07:002017-07-28T08:08:26.459-07:00So true. Life is full of strange coincidences that...So true. Life is full of strange coincidences that would never hold up in a story. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816574953419131532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-18658994135361730872017-07-26T14:32:46.117-07:002017-07-26T14:32:46.117-07:00No doubt it was a happy train...No doubt it was a happy train...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-5640586779758464872017-07-26T14:31:38.929-07:002017-07-26T14:31:38.929-07:00The rejection of providential occurrences is a mod...The rejection of providential occurrences is a modern bias, I think.<br />But they DO happen.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-71575748883114101532017-07-26T14:30:49.201-07:002017-07-26T14:30:49.201-07:00I've had a lot of feedback that said a certain...I've had a lot of feedback that said a certain feeling or aspect of a relationship was unrealistic. Only they were, because *I have been there.* But the rejection of providential occurrences is a modern bias, I think.<br />It may also be a failure of the writing to create a story/characters whose logic overcomes this bias toward belief in randomness.<br />Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-46268583078070715132017-07-26T14:23:42.041-07:002017-07-26T14:23:42.041-07:00I've had this happen, minus hearing or being h...I've had this happen, minus hearing or being heard. :DMirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-32610550464825648652017-07-26T14:22:37.266-07:002017-07-26T14:22:37.266-07:00Come back and share when you remember, or-- better...Come back and share when you remember, or-- better yet-- find a way to insert it into your writing.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-32558247055747704892017-07-26T14:20:09.235-07:002017-07-26T14:20:09.235-07:00There's a series on netflix called Srugim. (Re...There's a series on netflix called Srugim. (Recommended, BTW.) The creator said in an interview that he held back on some plotlines he wanted to insert that really happened to him in real life, because of feedback that it would make the series' plot un-credible. One such incident happened the day before before his wedding. At the synagogue he had candies thrown at him from the women's balcony above, as a sort of blessing, which apparently is a custom of congratulating the groom to be. One of the candies hit his eye and caused a black eye. Folks looked at him funny the next day at the wedding. ;) <br />He did insert a candy-throwing scene from the synagogue's balcony onto one of the characters, but omitted the hit in the eye. It happened, but couldn't be acceptable in fiction.Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-65416220067771491472017-07-26T13:12:49.815-07:002017-07-26T13:12:49.815-07:00I've found the things in my books that readers...I've found the things in my books that readers question are the things I wrote from personal experience. Real life is full of unexpected and improbable things.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-37333177253917101572017-07-26T05:50:21.675-07:002017-07-26T05:50:21.675-07:00Not quite as amazing as your experience, but when ...Not quite as amazing as your experience, but when I was on a train in France with my son and college-age daughter, she ran into two classmates of hers from college.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-30621749527140254962017-07-25T19:08:27.003-07:002017-07-25T19:08:27.003-07:00God-cidences :) God-cidences :) Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-39018994082865577912017-07-25T15:12:59.413-07:002017-07-25T15:12:59.413-07:00What a wonderful coincidence! And yes, I've he...What a wonderful coincidence! And yes, I've heard of others who got that same explanation from editors.. I'll have to give some thought to see if there are any recent coincidences of my own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-38031606940278172762017-07-25T11:06:41.727-07:002017-07-25T11:06:41.727-07:00Once I was phoning M at the same time that he was ...Once I was phoning M at the same time that he was phoning me. My phone never rang; I had what sounded like a dead line. Meanwhile M could hear me clearing my throat (distinctively musically; I kind of hum) and he knew it was me. There was no special reason to call each other at the time, but we had the same idea simultaneously.<br /><br />I'm sure there are lots of others.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-78705966470061236352017-07-25T09:35:18.701-07:002017-07-25T09:35:18.701-07:00I always say that reality is better than fiction. ...I always say that reality is better than fiction. I know I've experienced improbably incidents, but of course I can't think of any now.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com