tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post2184504855199052121..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: Literary Characters from One’s Real LifeMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-60653328490802669792021-04-09T01:29:31.310-07:002021-04-09T01:29:31.310-07:00My answer would be like Barbara Etlin's: i.e.,...My answer would be like Barbara Etlin's: i.e., some of my characters are inspired by real life, but have so much else mixed in that they're primarily fictional. I agree with you that fiction tells the truth better than pure biography or autobiography would. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-63896388015138383122021-04-08T10:28:02.490-07:002021-04-08T10:28:02.490-07:00My answer is:
d) Some of the above. Many are a mi...My answer is:<br /><br />d) Some of the above. Many are a mixture. Some are purely imaginative.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-300488508511674512021-04-07T20:27:46.233-07:002021-04-07T20:27:46.233-07:00Your father was very wise. I'm often more move...Your father was very wise. I'm often more moved by a truth told in fiction rather than nonfiction. It's partly because you're living vicariously through these characters in a way you don't in nonfiction.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02572520873979449385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-57634428270742581732021-04-07T17:18:58.712-07:002021-04-07T17:18:58.712-07:00Autobiographies are sometimes fiction too! while b...Autobiographies are sometimes fiction too! while biographies are probably closer to the facts. I enjoy reading both as well as memoirs and fiction, each informative, interesting, and enjoyable in different ways.MirkaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12227929679685790140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-75414385006644988052021-04-07T07:44:11.025-07:002021-04-07T07:44:11.025-07:00Your father may have been correct, but I've al...Your father may have been correct, but I've also found some autobiographies to inspiring and am glad they were written.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-30269510989312408662021-04-06T20:02:21.113-07:002021-04-06T20:02:21.113-07:00All of them. People are fascinating.
Love,
JanieAll of them. People are fascinating.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-5876280634346342292021-04-06T10:53:31.873-07:002021-04-06T10:53:31.873-07:00This is why we connect so much with characters on ...This is why we connect so much with characters on the page.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-19053024401100009622021-04-06T10:33:58.122-07:002021-04-06T10:33:58.122-07:00Your father is so wise. And yes, those bunnies in ...Your father is so wise. And yes, those bunnies in my magazine stories are my children :) Real life is messy; in fiction we can make sense of things. I can't remember who said that fiction is the lie that tells the truth. Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com