When writing fiction
13 Jun 2005
Never try and objectively write fictionally about a situation you are inextricably involved in and hope for any kind of literary success. It doesn’t happen, even when you change names, genders, places – if, in your mind, the plot-idea is tied to real-world events, your ability to elaborate cohesively and with any degree of eloquence will be compromised, and your “work of fiction” will become a drone-like recount sounding like the work of a child in year 3 (or thereabouts).
Speaking from personal experience and a comprehensive-ish remodelling of an Extension 2 major-work plot, that is…