Living Fiction!

My history of reading includes very little fiction, a major exception being J. R. R. Tolkein.  I tend to gravitate towards reference kinds of books, so in my collection are many historical books that focus on early British Railways, and classic steam ships. There are also a few that explore religion, the possibilities of life beyond our galaxy, and biographies of various people.

Much as I have enjoyed writing over many years, it should be no surprise that fiction was never a serious component of my creativity… until recently, and which was covered in a recent Post:

Writing Fiction!

I am co-authoring a book of children’s stories (for ages 1 to 101) with Carolyn Shelton, and it has developed in a manner which is humorous, fascinating, and a little disconcerting.

Humorous, because I can put the characters into whatever situation I can dream up, and have them react however I wish. No real surprises there!

Fascinating, because I can now have dialogues with the characters (fellow writers of fiction will hopefully understand), and I have even interviewed an owl about a story which featured her!

Disconcerting, because the four characters in question recently had a meeting (I was not invited), during which they discussed their being in a book of children’s stories. This was not a total surprise as these characters are capable of pretty much anything, but what caught me a little by surprise was that during their discussions, they acknowledged that Carolyn and I were actually in control of not only the numerous events covered by the stories, but also the dialogue in that specific meeting! Those four “guys” are very perceptive characters!

I was going to include a transcript of the aforementioned meeting, but it would take this Post to well over 1000 words, so I’ll save it for tomorrow! 🙂

 

16 thoughts on “Living Fiction!”

  1. Xena and Lucy's avatar

    How interesting that you are seeing the characters as independent of you, while remaining cognizant that you actually control their words and actions. I think you are enjoying this expansion and will do great. 🙂

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  6. joyroses13's avatar

    Oh yes, my favorite characters, who all live together on MoonBeam Farm. A rather unique name for a Farm I think.
    They may think.we control them, but we know that they havs a mind of their own!
    It has been a humorous journey for sure! 🙂

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