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Fictionalizing True Stories: Mining Real Life for Plots and Characters

Presented by Writers' League of Texas at Book People , Austin TX

Feb 18 2016
Fictionalizing True Stories: Mining Real Life for Plots and Characters

It has been said that all fiction is autobiographical to a degree. Writers can’t help but filter everything through their own experiences and beliefs, so even the most outlandish stories are shaped by their own lives.

But how can a writer borrow overtly from their past — or someone else’s? How does the writing process change when a elements in a narrative are clearly torn from real life?

How do writers disguise them as fiction? How do they decide what facts to keep and what to change? How can ... view more »

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BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd., third floor*, Austin, TX 78703

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