tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post3070071564323849003..comments2023-11-02T05:29:57.954-04:00Comments on From the Heart: The Trouble with Real Life by Diana FlegalAndy Scheer, Hartline Literaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09010440105558099014noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-15001532894673133262016-03-11T10:16:41.533-05:002016-03-11T10:16:41.533-05:00Enjoyed your post, Diana. I, too, have enjoyed a f...Enjoyed your post, Diana. I, too, have enjoyed a few incredible coincidences in life that no one would believe if I included them in a novel. The bottom line for fiction can't be adherence to the details of an actual incident, but adherence to quality story writing. Readers won't care whether a particular moment in a novel actually happened if it taints believability of the overall story. Blessings to you!Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2443765296489868573.post-9598117721071030752016-03-09T14:02:06.097-05:002016-03-09T14:02:06.097-05:00Good point, Diana, about editing out the unbelieva...Good point, Diana, about editing out the unbelievable in fiction. I've been working on a first draft of a recovery memoir, and there are things in it I could never include in a fiction manuscript because readers would roll their eyes and say, "Really?" And yet those things really did happen. Gotta love the truth in its proper place. :)<br />Blessings ~ Wendy<br /> Wendy L. Macdonaldhttp://www.wendylmacdonald.comnoreply@blogger.com