If your character has a particular career or skill, your book will be read by others who share it.īut why does it matter? After all, surely readers understand that a novel is "fiction," right? And fiction, by definition, is. If you write about a particular craft or hobby, your novel is going to appeal to people who practice that same craft or hobby, and know it inside and out. The same applies to any other aspect of a novel that is presented as "fact." If you write about a particular historical period or event, you can expect a significant percentage of your readers to be attracted to the book precisely because they are already interested in, and have some knowledge of, that period or event. For some, the promise of reading about a beloved location is itself enough to persuade someone to pick up a book - and finding significant errors in the portrayal of that location is enough to make someone put it down again. But you can be sure that whether you set your tale in Delhi or Detroit or Dublin, you will attract readers who are intimately familiar with the locale. Now, not every reader will reside in, or even have visited, the town in which one places one's novel. The worst part of it all was that if he had only asked a few locals, he would have gotten his facts." He could maybe fool readers who knew nothing of India, but his inaccuracies were enough to put this Indian off. If the author had not done even basic research, he wasn't worth my time. Another reader wrote, "Due to the huge inaccuracies in the Indian setting, I lost interest immediately. "Two different authors have set stories in Charlotte and got details wrong, and yes, it did bother me when I was reading their books," wrote one reader. One of the biggest mistakes a writer can make, it seems, is getting details about a reader's home town wrong. Readers don't just "care" whether a writer's facts are accurate they care a lot. But what might surprise some writers is how much it matters.
yes, accuracy does matter! Responses were unanimous on that point. (Read my initial response in the previous Coffee on the Deck!) Last issue, Victoria raised the question in her column as to whether "facts in fiction" matter to readers, and invited readers to respond. Negotiating ContractsSetting Fees/Getting Paid HELPFUL LINKS | EDITOR'S CORNER (Ramblings on the Writing Life) HOME | ABOUT US | CONTACT US | SITE MAP | MASTER ARTICLE INDEX | ADVERTISE WITH US! However, due to variations in monitor settings, the images you see on your screen may differ slightly in color from the printed stickers.Does Accuracy Matter in Fiction? - Part II I photograph all of my stickers as printed to ensure the greatest accuracy in how they are presented. Stickers ship in a rigid mailer via USPS First Class Package Service. Shipping speed depends on your distance from NY, and is usually less than 7 days. I dispatch stickers from Upstate NY in 1- 3 days of ordering. The lettering is framed by a ballpoint pen and two #2 pencils. The design features the words "write it" lettered in the style of typewriter type, with "NOW" lettered in a fat marker brush. Adhesive is permanent and difficult to remove, so be sure of where you want it before you stick it! Both materials are tear-resistant and water-resistant. It is available in either matte vinyl or weatherproof gloss material (plasticized paper with a high gloss finish). Sticker is die-cut (peel off the entire back to stick it to your chosen surface). Sticker is approx 3" x 3" (one side is very slightly smaller than 3"). Put this sticker on your laptop, water bottle, monitor frame, planner cover, or wherever you'll see it daily for best results! And then you will have written it, and will deserve congratulations. Over and over, until your draft is complete. Do it now! There are few things more daunting than a blank page, so just put some words on it! And then put some more. This listing is for one motivational sticker, perfect for the writer, graduate student, or perfectionist in your life! This sticker will remind you to just write the darn thing.
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