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Susan
I just finished The Fiction Class, and loved it, had to force myself not to finish it in one sitting!
I was so lucky to be in your Advanced Fiction class several times and to get your support and direction in HOW to write what I know. I love to read about human experience that is true and real and written from the heart. I don't want to read soap opery novels, or sci-fi, or thrillers unless it contains that element of truth. So, I was scared that my stripper story - and all the weird, funny, disturbing things that happened along the way, would sound like an episode of the Geraldo Show. I'm still working on it - up to chapter 8 now! And your advice, comments and critique have kept my fictionalized non-fiction grounded and honest.
But, as a reader, I never get tired of reading about the experience of being a mother, a daughter, a teacher, a human as long as it is well-written and TRUE and your book is.
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Susan
I just finished The Fiction Class, and loved it, had to force myself not to finish it in one sitting!
I was so lucky to be in your Advanced Fiction class several times and to get your support and direction in HOW to write what I know. I love to read about human experience that is true and real and written from the heart. I don't want to read soap opery novels, or sci-fi, or thrillers unless it contains that element of truth. So, I was scared that my stripper story - and all the weird, funny, disturbing things that happened along the way, would sound like an episode of the Geraldo Show. I'm still working on it - up to chapter 8 now! And your advice, comments and critique have kept my fictionalized non-fiction grounded and honest.
But, as a reader, I never get tired of reading about the experience of being a mother, a daughter, a teacher, a human as long as it is well-written and TRUE and your book is.
Thank you
All my best,
EL