Do Real Characters Populate Your Fiction?

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I just started reading another book, and at the beginning was this oh-so-familiar disclaimer:

(paraphrased) “All events and characers in this story are purely fictional. Any resemblance to persons, places or events living or dead is purely coincidentsl.

Have you ever seen that?

HOGWASH!

I mean, honestly, what author doesn’t use wordsmithery as a means of therapy or personal vendetta?

Truth really IS stranger than fiction!

Some authors read my story “Midnight at the Hallelujah Hotel” and said, “Randy is too over-the-top.” Well…he was based on a truck driver with a mind dirtier than a New York sewer! I can’t help it he was such a mess, now can I?

And, for the record, the guy’s name in real life was DICK. Um…and he was one. Again…can’t help it.

I’d like to suggest a rewrite of that tired refrain. It would go something like this:

“Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, is most definitely a possibility. If you see yourself in any character, there is probably a deep psychological reason why.  Perhaps how the character I question works out his or her stuff will provide you with ideas and insights to help you in your own life.”

The writing life is fun!

Has anyone inspired a character in your book or story? Who and why? Please share in the comments, and feel free to pass my graphic around to your author friends.

Follow your BLISS,

Ronda Del Boccio

I’m Ronda Del Boccio, a best selling, award-winning author of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Most of my tales take you on adventures that deepen your understanding of what it means to be alive. I also turn visionaries into best selling books. Curious? Start by getting weekly Author success Tips & Tools.

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