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rogerdr

Some Differences Between Fiction and Reality

Jul 22, 2010 22:46

1) Love at First Sight: in film and romance novels, this is not only real, but arguably the only 'true' kind of love. IRL, interest can be instantaneous, infatuation can come with a conversation or a long walk, and a deep fondness can happen in a weekend, but love is not a one-time-then-forever thing. It's always a work in progress, a mutual kind ( Read more... )

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jungedame July 23 2010, 04:10:34 UTC

I agree with everything so much here that I cannot even add to it.

rogerdr July 27 2010, 17:46:15 UTC

Thanks. I had a couple of these roaming around in my mind for a few hours and thought, why not make a list?

darkluna July 27 2010, 06:13:02 UTC

This post is win, wow. Especially #2, which I suppose you've deduced is an issue I keep circling.

Reading it, I was reminded of one thing: Fiction has to make sense. There are things that have happened to me in real life that would challenge any reader's suspension of disbelief. But everything in a story has to be there for a reason (ideally, every scene serves more than one purpose), and can't afford to strain credulity too much. Real life is not so discriminating.

rogerdr July 27 2010, 17:51:46 UTC

On a thread not long ago, I was reminded that, whether we believe in fate or not, whatever we write is fated, by its very nature of being a story. This made me think of the odd and seemingly incompatible differences between fiction (what we wish for, perhaps) and reality. I think we do what we can to bring the good parts of our fiction or fantasies into real life, but even that has unforeseen consequences.