I base my stories on what I know and my experiences. I can’t simply throw caution to the wind and totally go with my imagination.
I can’t write about dragons and vampires. And I could never see myself writing about long-blond haired Fabio-like type men (the older women know who I’m talking about and I still don’t know what the allure was) who sweep down to rescue the heroine in distress like in the Harlequin books my grandmother used to devour. I also can’t wrap my brain around writing a female leads who could have stepped out of an episode of The Housewives of (Pick-Your-City) because I know nothing about the world of the rich, bold, beautifully bored.
Sure, I use my imagination and research certain elements of my stories but on the whole, I base my storytelling on what I have experienced, scenes that could possibly happen in real life and locations exist. It makes it all the more real for me. Of course, a story wouldn’t be a good one without a little drama and twists thrown in for good measure. And whose to say that those are made up, right?
That’s my kind of fiction and the kind of fiction I write.
Do you agree with that quote? And if you write fiction, what kind of fiction do you write?
©2017 Marquessa Matthews. All Rights Reserved.
Updated post – originally posted on November 3, 2015
Marquessa 
yes it must be easier to write about things that you know! good points
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Useful post !
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Thanks for reading!
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I have written fiction based on fragments of the truth. Exaggeration was the order of the day so some imagination was required.but it was still writing about what I know hopefully in a humorous way.
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There is a little trugh in everything!😊
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I write fiction and also what I know. I think I like the idea of trying different things. It expands my scope of view.
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Very true about expanding scope!
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Years ago a friend suggested I write Harlequin romances because there was good money in them. I looked into it (unemployment makes you do crazy things), but discovered I could never, ever write that sort of stuff…nothing with Fabio on the cover!
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I looked into that formula years ago, in my twenties. It seemed so soul sucking…and I never liked Fabio!
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Sure, writing about what you know can be a safe route but exploring something new and intriguing is always fun.
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Very true Tony!
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Writing about what you know, of course, is easier than trying put to paper something you feel you should(or just like).
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Exactly especially if its a topic you enjoy!
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I too, write fiction about what I know. It would be extremely difficult for me to write a love story. I’m not a reader but I have always heard that you can go anywhere, be anything and do anything in a book. For me, I go places, do things and turn into another person in my writing. 🙂
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Yeah, I’m more of a women’s fiction with a possible HEA from time to time.
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Ha. I’m known for “not” HEA endings. 😬
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Lol!
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Ummm…you already know my answer. I think that’s why I don’t dabble in fiction at all. I just use the elements of fiction to carry my nonfiction 😉
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The Queen of creative non-fiction! I just bookmarked some sites on that topic.
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awwww 🙂 are you thinking about writing some creative nonfiction???
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Yes, maybe fictionalized anecdotes based on race and gender for Nanowrimo…you know, “you’re pretty for a Black girl” type of stuff. Still thinking..
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Aha! Sounds like a good idea 👌🏾
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