Comments on: How to Use Real Life to Inspire Your Fiction https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Sat, 17 Dec 2022 10:51:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Lucy V https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761666 Sat, 17 Dec 2022 10:51:55 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761666 In reply to Raymond Walker.

Haha! Honestly guvnor 😉

]]> By: Raymond Walker https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761660 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:55:57 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761660 Good article. I draw upon the similar real-life experiences and places when writing fiction. But are you sure you never killed anyone? Kidding.

]]> By: Lucy V https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761649 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:36:50 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761649 In reply to MINDY ALYSE WEISS.

Thanks! Yes, I love my little study. For 15 years I had to write at the kitchen table and then clear away all my stuff every night, which meant having to set it all up again the next day. Now I have my own space and it’s a WONDERFUL feeling, plus I can also walk away from it at the end of the working day which I’ve found makes a huuuuuuge difference.

]]> By: Lucy V https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761648 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:35:21 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761648 In reply to BECCA PUGLISI.

Totally! I think we have a tendency to underestimate our own experiences, yet it’s those real-life elements that readers connect with.

]]> By: Lucy V https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761647 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:34:25 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761647 In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN.

Definitely, Angela – real, lived experience is the fast track to authenticity, which is something all readers want in the 2020s.

]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761633 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:55:20 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761633 This is terrific! Taking from the real world is the best way to get readers to connect to the characters and events. 🙂

]]> By: BECCA PUGLISI https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761630 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:28:47 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761630 We always think that the wild and crazy stories are the best, that we somehow don’t have as much to offer if our lives aren’t as exciting as other people’s. So not true. It’s our individual real-life experiences that give us the edge because they make our writing unique. Thanks for this, Lucy!

]]> By: MINDY ALYSE WEISS https://writershelpingwriters.net/2022/12/how-to-use-real-life-to-inspire-your-fiction/#comment-761627 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:09:53 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=49316#comment-761627 Thanks for sharing so many great tips to incorporate real life into our fiction, Lucy. I love seeing how your experiences influenced KILL FOR IT.

I love your photo! It looks like such a fun and creative place to write. 🙂

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