tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post5197094330641591761..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: Stories and RealismRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-43151868634876539052014-01-13T11:34:02.078-05:002014-01-13T11:34:02.078-05:00Yep -- I was once told that "It actually happ...Yep -- I was once told that "It actually happened that way" is no justification for including an incident in a book.<br /><br />When I met my husband, he lived on a street with the same name as my mother's maiden name. His brother and my half-brother have the same first name, which is also the name of one of my step-cousins. Who'd put coincidences like that in a novel?Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-24772349466298281912014-01-09T19:21:02.570-05:002014-01-09T19:21:02.570-05:00One of my literature professors told me, "The...One of my literature professors told me, "The major difference between reality and fiction is that fiction must make sense."<br /><br />Good words for an author to consider.Marilynn Byerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720129999636676998noreply@blogger.com