Review: Why do you think there's a disclaimer at the beginning of a book?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
I have to agree with Mr. Dithers that there is much better advuce for writers out there. My favorite, always, is Deb Dixon's "Goal, Motivation and Conflict." I also like "Bird by Bird."I had "conflict" myself over some of the things the author said. In one paragraph, she says that friends, family and co-workers could make great characters because you know what motivates them. So one day, I was thinking that I'd write about my cab driver friend. All started thinking about his character, and the heroine, and I couldn't get them out of my head. He's a combination character; I didn't just base him on my friend. And my friend and he have different lives. I used some of his favorite expressions and he looks like my friend and dresses like him. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. For the most part, I do make up characters and don't loosely base them on real people it's just that sometimes, it happens, something goes through my mind and just clicks.This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.Sorry, for great writing advice, get a copy of GMC or Bird by Bird.