I can't count how many times I have listened to a friend's anecdotes, stories, adventures, or philosophy, and said 'I couldn't make that ind of stuff up!' And then I grapple with the ethical question: since I like my friends, and they are so interesting, is it OK to turn them into characters in something I write? Do I have to tell them first? And then, is it less 'creative writing' and more simply documenting their stories? Is it flattering, embarrassing, or cheating?
What do you think, readers?
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You are always welcome to use me as a character. Although I would like firm thighs, abs of steel and a hot man on my arm. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think it would be nothing but flattering to have a writer think something I did was worth putting pen to paper about. (fingers to keys?) I say 'go for it!'
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