tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post4959169859410819517..comments2023-09-14T01:40:03.927-06:00Comments on Peggy Eddleman: Will Write For Cookies: Quotes and Cookies: Fact vs. FictionPeggy Eddlemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241451940725996650noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-76944956157326120802012-01-31T12:59:06.824-07:002012-01-31T12:59:06.824-07:00This is beyond true. It's why real life is str...This is beyond true. It's why real life is stranger than fiction. Great quotes!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-69693596136329129032012-01-30T14:40:03.518-07:002012-01-30T14:40:03.518-07:00This makes me think of my sister, the 1st grade te...This makes me think of my sister, the 1st grade teacher, who always tells her parents "I promise to only believe half of what the kids say happen at home as long as you only believe half of what they say happens at school." And I'm always telling her she should write a book about some of the hilarious/crazy things that happen in a first grade classroom!! Great quotes, Peggy!Kittyhttp://kittynonymous1.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-4478749610456476812012-01-30T05:16:31.047-07:002012-01-30T05:16:31.047-07:00I agree with you and the authors you quote, real l...I agree with you and the authors you quote, real life is far stranger than the written world things happen that you could never get away with in your writing. Lovely cookies.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-48274016101482059142012-01-30T04:37:58.348-07:002012-01-30T04:37:58.348-07:00It's the suspension of disbelief that has us a...It's the suspension of disbelief that has us all saying 'truth is stranger than fiction'. When reading fiction and something feels not quite right it takes us right out of the story and that's what's so offputting. Great post, Peggy - got everyone going...Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-63844389686548612572012-01-29T21:18:47.270-07:002012-01-29T21:18:47.270-07:00I can't even tell you how many times I've ...I can't even tell you how many times I've seen real life stuff that just wouldn't be believed in a book. Such good fodder gone to waste!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-57200608093481529902012-01-29T20:39:10.865-07:002012-01-29T20:39:10.865-07:00Those are astounding quotes. I really, really like...Those are astounding quotes. I really, really like them, because sometimes life doesn't make any sense..at all...<br /><br />:(<br /><br />I appreciate people who understand such things though, gives me hope for the future<br /><br />:)Lynn(e) Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111991752818662608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-88149275611528485022012-01-28T23:39:32.497-07:002012-01-28T23:39:32.497-07:00This reminds me of something I read about the Coun...This reminds me of something I read about the Count of Montecristo. When it was first published, it got bad reviews because it was totally unbelievable. But it was in fact, all based in fact--everything really happened the way it was written. Funny world we live in...<br /><br />By the way, I want to lick my computer screen at the picture of those cookies.Julianne Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12006971984833280430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-29411030162358147292012-01-28T23:04:09.187-07:002012-01-28T23:04:09.187-07:00Love the quotes - they are so true! It is often th...Love the quotes - they are so true! It is often the real life situation in a story that we are asked to eliminate for being unbelievable... strange, isn't it?E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-26750989907385426812012-01-28T22:19:03.617-07:002012-01-28T22:19:03.617-07:00Great quotes, and so true! I once had an editor at...Great quotes, and so true! I once had an editor at a conference bash the opening scene of my WIP, saying how not-believable it was, and I was like, um, it happened to ME! Lol, she's like, I don't care, cut it. And she was right. Ha ha.Cortney Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774060537148628453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-42251203939696768952012-01-28T21:28:36.396-07:002012-01-28T21:28:36.396-07:00I needed those quotes this week. I'm working o...I needed those quotes this week. I'm working on an odd real-life scene. Sigh.Stacy S. Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646270238659432058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-92055743211440683892012-01-28T19:01:31.304-07:002012-01-28T19:01:31.304-07:00Great quotes! In my book I used a real life situat...Great quotes! In my book I used a real life situation in a small way, and my editor wanted me to take it out until I told her it came from a real thing! My husband is an artist, and sometimes people will say, clouds don't look like that, or mountains aren't that color - when in fact, that's just how they looked on a certain day!Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-50844031629905417332012-01-28T12:40:56.028-07:002012-01-28T12:40:56.028-07:00When something crazy happens/ed in my own life, I ...When something crazy happens/ed in my own life, I always thought that no one would believe this one. But I do try to include an element of the event in a chapter or two.<br />Mark Twain was incredible.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-7462497211956390972012-01-28T11:15:02.457-07:002012-01-28T11:15:02.457-07:00Super quotes!
Those cookies look divine...(Toda...Super quotes! <br /><br />Those cookies look divine...(Today is my free day, I'd eat them if they were handy.)<br /><br />Happy Writing, Peggy!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-9729378838913842342012-01-28T05:49:53.298-07:002012-01-28T05:49:53.298-07:00Such great quotes. A favorite between my husband ...Such great quotes. A favorite between my husband and I when we are discussing writing: You can do anything in writing, so long as you do it well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-5461738923615583332012-01-27T23:07:58.581-07:002012-01-27T23:07:58.581-07:00I was reading Stephen King's 11/22/63 and he a...I was reading Stephen King's 11/22/63 and he actually used a line like, "If it had happened in a novel, you would say it was unbelievable but..." I was like...can you do that? I guess Stephen King can.Sharon Baylisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361550815860670756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-18438803911795370512012-01-27T22:13:20.682-07:002012-01-27T22:13:20.682-07:00Yes! I love Gaiman's quote because it reminds ...Yes! I love Gaiman's quote because it reminds us that we have the obligation to be convincing, no matter how wild and fantastical the worlds we write are...like in HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE, Adams still makes things somehow believable by virtue of the world he'd set up from the beginning, you know?<br /><br />Awesome quotes and delicious cookies, as always. I LOVE FRIDAYS HERE! :DK. Marie Criddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08591374827185284413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-5725970121618410102012-01-27T21:03:01.941-07:002012-01-27T21:03:01.941-07:00Three great quotes... It made me laugh that the re...Three great quotes... It made me laugh that the real life things can sometimes don't work in fiction...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-91257184319000745202012-01-27T19:37:02.020-07:002012-01-27T19:37:02.020-07:00Story of my life. So many times I've had a bet...Story of my life. So many times I've had a beta reader tell me that a scene I wrote would never happen in real life. I always give them an injured look and say "Oh come on. That's the only part I didn't make up". The look I get in return is hilarious.Hannah Hounshellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07532704190227652913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-34409706677345548272012-01-27T17:49:58.917-07:002012-01-27T17:49:58.917-07:00Tom Clancy's quote always makes me laugh. Than...Tom Clancy's quote always makes me laugh. Thanks, Peggy. And get well soon!Emily R. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03892444969625637064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-70945545256742867142012-01-27T17:31:44.076-07:002012-01-27T17:31:44.076-07:00I was just reading a book on writing that brought ...I was just reading a book on writing that brought this issue up. There's always another complication when it comes to fiction! LOL.<br /><br />. . . and I just noticed the cap filled with cookies in your header. Love it. :)Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-41059117638139561682012-01-27T14:54:27.269-07:002012-01-27T14:54:27.269-07:00I love how Truth is stranger than Fiction. It make...I love how Truth is stranger than Fiction. It makes living in the real world rather than a story world just a little more bearable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-27901596958661892602012-01-27T14:45:06.677-07:002012-01-27T14:45:06.677-07:00All of those authors are right on the money.All of those authors are right on the money.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-58840748134359368462012-01-27T14:28:13.559-07:002012-01-27T14:28:13.559-07:00It is interesting to think that art is often just ...It is interesting to think that art is often just a shallow imitation of real life. I've had some moments that were so quirky that I couldn't help expressing, "That couldn't have happened that way if I scripted it.)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-21855204297872592902012-01-27T12:33:05.034-07:002012-01-27T12:33:05.034-07:00*Grins* Well, you know my car stories. They're...*Grins* Well, you know my <a href="http://soyoureawriter.blogspot.com/2011/10/plausibility.html" rel="nofollow">car stories</a>. They're pretty implausible. :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314030690340539256.post-49757339901087746002012-01-27T12:25:10.026-07:002012-01-27T12:25:10.026-07:00it is so funny how life is usually too absurd to b...it is so funny how life is usually too absurd to be believable in a book!<br /><br />have a great wknd!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.com