FROM DVORA'S DESK
A blog by author Dvora Waysman
Put Life in your Fiction
“I’ve had a fascinating life. One day I’m going to write a novel about it.” How often , as writers, have people said that to us? When – as a teacher of Creative Writing – students hand in assignments swearing that everything that they have written is true, my heart sinks.
Why? Life and fiction are so different that some selection and analysis are always necessary before you can turn life into art.
Life is not logical. There is no structure or pattern, whereas fiction requires a...READ MORE HERE
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