tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575209851731621303.post8322965901076273816..comments2023-10-20T10:51:08.657-04:00Comments on The Beveled Edge: Channeling my CollegeBevimushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924337684790883853noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5575209851731621303.post-90675227701537485702010-11-11T08:26:13.048-05:002010-11-11T08:26:13.048-05:00Saying nothing about NaNo (because it's the ki...Saying nothing about NaNo (because it's the kindest thing I can say), plenty of writers have taken traits and instants from life and transposed them to fiction. Philip Roth was one of the most popular American literary writers for decades and he projected himself like a motherfucker. It's typical of the modern writer to have a main character who a) had a similar tragedy or b) has a similar line of work. It happens. The big question is whether or not the resulting fiction would be worthwhile. If it's worthwhile and this book is for you, then Godspeed, Bev!John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com