Comments on: “New Suits Could Chill Writers’ Use of Own Experiences”

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:34:52 +0000

Stories have to come from SOMEWHERE. No story is entirely made up from someone’s imagination. This is getting to be silly.

By: Rightwing Links (June 28, 2010)

Rightwing Links (June 28, 2010) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:41:30 +0000

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By: Leafs

Leafs — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:36:46 +0000

Writers are now falling into the sued if you do and sued if you don’t category.

Write an autobiography but add a little fiction – get sued.

Write a fictional story but add a little truth – get sued.

If I write a true story with a lot of fiction, does that make me a lawyer?

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:31:12 +0000

“Yes, I am the frightful harridan who lies constantly and has sex with small domestic animals. ”

Bob

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:06:46 +0000

I write military science fiction and yes, I have based characters on people I knew during my time in the Navy. If I get sued, at least I’ll have the ridicule factor when I ask them on the stand if they ever flew around in spaceships. I do use different names and the descriptions are not the same.

By: Frank C ostanza

Frank C ostanza — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:41:10 +0000

Then why mention publicly that some material is factual if you’re writing fiction?