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LIVE: Separating Real-Life Inspiration and Autobiographical Elements from Fiction

LIVE: Separating Real-Life Inspiration and Autobiographical Elements from Fiction

February 21, 2021 Conference 2021, Live 2021 13 Comments

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Ryan
Ryan
6 days ago

How would you go about incorporate dark parts of your family’s history? Especially subject matter that requires a CW? And also how would you go about explaining to your family that it’s fictional but not meant to hurt the family?

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Ryan
Ryan
6 days ago

Do you include parts of yourself in your characters for both protagonists and antagonists?

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Betsy
Betsy
6 days ago

When writing about family members, living or long-ago, how do you handle the question, is this story yours to tell?

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Amy
Amy
6 days ago

If you put a lot of your own self into a protagonist, how do you make sure you can accept critiques without taking it personally?

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Ryan
Ryan
6 days ago

How would you go about including or fictionalizing someone who wronged you?

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scbagley
scbagley
6 days ago

How do you write scenes that draw on real, painful aspects of your life, but still take care of yourself/mental health?

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Ryan
Ryan
6 days ago

How do you look at the selves you were as teens compared to as adults? How do you often find that empathy and understanding without the adult side judging? And how do you imagine your teen selves and their core essentials characteristics in different settings or living in currents events like the pandemic as an example?

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Elza
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6 days ago

Do you have any tips for setting the scene in a contemporary story?

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Elza
Elza
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6 days ago

Can you share a few examples of books/shows/movies that take real live events and fictionalize them well? What makes them successful as fictional stories?

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melbato
melbato
6 days ago

How do you avoid turning your book into a nostalgia fest filled with precious details you remember from a history you lived through and instead make it matter to readers?

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melbato
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6 days ago

Thank you! I loved your answer. I am so making a darlings graveyard!

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Elza
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6 days ago

I write magical realism. Do you think the addition of fantasy elements is enough to separate the real from the story?

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Ryan
Ryan
6 days ago

How do you imagine yourselves whether teen or adult selves or a hybrid of both in scenarios that occur in fantasy or SFF-based worlds especially when putting parts of yourselves in them?

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