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Peeking Behind the Myth

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Pamela Schoenewaldt — Leave a comment

Here’s one of the 10-minute exercises from a writing workshop I just did for the Knoxville Writers Guild on using real people in fiction or memoir. In this exercise, we looked at making a more rounded vision of a historical…

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Putting real people in stories

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Pamela Schoenewaldt — Leave a comment

In writing workshops, the question often comes up: “What about putting people I know in stories? Is that ok?” It’s an interesting question, touching on issues of decency, law, human psychology, and the nature of narratives. I don’t consciously import…

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