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Topic: fake bio vs. roman a clef
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| writesonwater | Posted – 9/12/2007 11:01:00 PM | show profile | email poster Supposed non-fiction that turned out to be fiction has gotten a lot of negative attention. i have a different problem -- i have some amazing true tales that could get some folks in some hot water, and i have a novel half done that weaves the ideas to create a fiction work. my goal -- not to get them in trouble, but to use idea reserves to craft something fascinating. how veiled do the situations need to be? for example,, for the sweet hereafter, the writer (atom egoyan?) visited alton, texas where a bus tragedy splintered a community. |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 9/13/2007 12:55:30 AM | show profile Look at it this way: when and if the novel gets published, it will probably be three years or more from now. Will the revelation still get anyone in hot water? If not, no problem. If yes, well -- what to do is your call. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 9/13/2007 7:04:26 AM | show profile | email poster good point, dribble. i'm thinking if i change key things like gender, height, name, physical characteristics, location -- how could anyone still say it's the same person, right? ;) I just want to use the ideas -- experience has to count for SOMEthing. |
| LotusBlossom | Posted – 9/13/2007 10:11:54 AM | show profile Don't Overthink It Just do it and figure out the legalities and definitions and categories later. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 9/13/2007 3:33:23 PM | show profile thanks, lotus.. as soon as i finish off this non-fiction book I'm gonna do it. preciate ya. |
| sue ellen mischke | Posted – 9/13/2007 5:12:15 PM | show profile I agree with Lotus, but before it even goes to an agent, get a good lawyer to take a look at it. |
| writesonwater | Posted – 9/14/2007 1:49:49 AM | show profile that's an idea .. |
