D'Arcy on 30/12/2007 at 21:09
Graham Greene used quite a lot of his own personal experiences in his novels. Yet he's one of my favourite authors, so I guess I don't have a problem with that.
Stitch on 30/12/2007 at 21:36
Quote Posted by D'Juhn Keep
Is anyone with fett in not understanding my post or has he had too much 5 day old eggnog?
I think the basic problem here is your pet hate is insane.
D'Juhn Keep on 30/12/2007 at 21:49
I DIDN'T EVER SAY IT WAS SANE IT JUST MAKES ME MAD :mad:
D'Arcy on 30/12/2007 at 21:52
But aren't pet hates, by definition, a bit insane, like some sort of quirk? I mean, I hate people who, when I'm waiting for an elevator to arrive, get there and press the button to call the elevator again, sometimes repeatedly. Is that sane?
Stitch on 30/12/2007 at 22:18
Quote Posted by D'Juhn Keep
I DIDN'T EVER SAY IT WAS SANE IT JUST MAKES ME MAD :mad:
Well read genre shit the rest of your life and rest assured the writers probably didn't grow up humble farmboys destined to slay dragons.
Papy on 30/12/2007 at 22:19
Most "first book" is about the author. Talking about themselves is why a lot of people decide to write book in the first place.
D'Juhn Keep on 30/12/2007 at 22:55
Quote Posted by D'Arcy
But aren't pet hates, by definition, a bit insane, like some sort of quirk? I mean, I hate people who, when I'm waiting for an elevator to arrive, get there and press the button to call the elevator again, sometimes repeatedly. Is that sane?
Well at least somebody understands the idea behind pet hates =)
Stitch is... sadly unable :(
SubJeff on 30/12/2007 at 23:20
It's not my pet hate Ig, but I see what you're saying. There is a world of difference between an autobiography, a story that draws on someone's experiences and an embellished autobiography that someone is trying to pass of as fiction.
My pet hate is officials who just have no sense but the power to muck things up for you, like dumbass security guards, parking attendants and so on.
fett on 31/12/2007 at 01:15
Quote Posted by Stitch
rest assured the writers probably didn't grow up humble farmboys destined to slay dragons.
:mad: :confused:
Scots Taffer on 31/12/2007 at 05:59
I guess tangentally similar to Ig's point but less crazy are writers who essentially produce fiction almost wholly centred around their profession or depth of experience, see Patricia Cornwell, John Grisham and Tom Clancy, and tend to read like procedurals/textbooks for large chunks. Not that I've read many of any of those.
