One of your former students--one of the lucky who will soon be published--I greatly value what you once said. (actually several times) That what you write about should be of real and true importance to you. I took this advice to heart and believe it had everything to do with my good fortune. But here's the rub: Like many first time authors, I've got a story coming out that's fiction, albeit autobiographically based. And like The Fiction Class, it's about a mother daughter relationship. So, I can point out that it's not a memoir, just Young Adult ficiton, but that probably won't hide the scent of the familiar from my mom. I wonder how many fiction writers stray from important choices, or entire stories because writing what they know will be read by those that know them well.
Anyway, The Fiction Class is absolutely wonderful. I could not put it down. I can't stop talking about it. It's going to resonate for a very long time. Thank you.
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Hi Susan,
One of your former students--one of the lucky who will soon be published--I greatly value what you once said. (actually several times) That what you write about should be of real and true importance to you. I took this advice to heart and believe it had everything to do with my good fortune. But here's the rub: Like many first time authors, I've got a story coming out that's fiction, albeit autobiographically based. And like The Fiction Class, it's about a mother daughter relationship. So, I can point out that it's not a memoir, just Young Adult ficiton, but that probably won't hide the scent of the familiar from my mom. I wonder how many fiction writers stray from important choices, or entire stories because writing what they know will be read by those that know them well.
Anyway, The Fiction Class is absolutely wonderful. I could not put it down. I can't stop talking about it. It's going to resonate for a very long time. Thank you.
~Lynn Biederman