tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post3457882768465426397..comments2023-04-13T08:54:32.218-04:00Comments on Jester Harley's Manuscript Page: Vonnie Winslow Crist on using fact in fantasyAnne E. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-54185776894125470932013-06-13T12:58:25.450-04:002013-06-13T12:58:25.450-04:00It's a pleasure to have you here, Vonnie! I lo...It's a pleasure to have you here, Vonnie! I love your essay, and completely agree that the strongest fiction has some grounding in fact. I think this is especially true with speculative fiction, lest the author's imagination take over and make the story too strange to relate to.Anne E. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330642610716333970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-942967218153675862013-06-13T12:44:05.859-04:002013-06-13T12:44:05.859-04:00Thanks, Anne, for inviting me to guest post. Terri...Thanks, Anne, for inviting me to guest post. Terrie, do come back and please take the time to read the excerpt & view the book trailer. Allyn, most of us have wonderful family stories (or our friends do) that can be turned into fabulous fiction. Good luck digging into your family's tales. Katie, I absolutely agree -- it IS fun. And that is what writing should be! Have a magical day everyone - VonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-92079195607560900442013-06-13T10:18:33.772-04:002013-06-13T10:18:33.772-04:00What fun! I love taking fact and turning into fict...What fun! I love taking fact and turning into fiction :).KatieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365154373483382775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-20896624390271373652013-06-13T09:54:27.279-04:002013-06-13T09:54:27.279-04:00Wow, I may have to use your some of your tricks. H...Wow, I may have to use your some of your tricks. Hmmm, I think I need to dip into my geneology book and see if I can find some fun happenings to include in my stories! Thanks for the tips.Allyn Stotzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125021589041199877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176298515094230212.post-70807950018457117202013-06-13T09:04:03.669-04:002013-06-13T09:04:03.669-04:00Interesting. I want to come back and read it more ...Interesting. I want to come back and read it more fully later, when I can concentrate.Terriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395003560792009919noreply@blogger.com