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I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy Send a noteboard - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM
Audrey Niffenegger's talk on Monday made me wonder about this.

Do you like to know what inspired an author to write a particular story or character? Does it add to the richness of a book?

I rather enjoy knowing the background. Both Niffenegger and Kelly Link used Elizabeth Siddal's exhumation as inspiration for one of their stories and I find that pretty neat. I like knowing which characters are based on people the author knows (although I'm told that's a dangerous thing to do) and which are crazy imagination.

For that type of novel, I imagine that I would like to know the inspiration, but I almost never seek it out and therefore almost never know it. I can't resist seeking out most historical fiction though.

I think I'd only want to know after I read, in case something gave me too much of an expectation.
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Inspired Authors? Rebekah - 14/10/2009 02:15:10 PM 764 Views
Re: Inspired Authors? jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 03:26:44 PM 604 Views
A lot of it comes from reading I'd think Ryan - 14/10/2009 04:24:43 PM 579 Views
Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:45 PM 548 Views
Re: Yup. jeenucoolgal - 14/10/2009 08:40:54 PM 541 Views
Re: Yup. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:44:35 PM 572 Views
It does add a little somethingsomething to it. mapthis - 14/10/2009 04:40:56 PM 587 Views
~nods~ Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:05:14 PM 560 Views
I would say it does. Bryce - 14/10/2009 06:27:02 PM 537 Views
Hm, yes. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:34:57 PM 605 Views
I should write "it depends" in my sig. nossy - 14/10/2009 06:30:27 PM 590 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 14/10/2009 06:37:59 PM 562 Views
I generally don't care at all. *NM* jh - 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM 245 Views
About anything?! *NM* Rebekah - 14/10/2009 08:43:30 PM 264 Views
Anything other than my pleasure, no *NM* jh - 21/10/2009 06:32:41 AM 279 Views
I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King. Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM 616 Views
Similarly, I try to find out what inspired the composers of pieces of music I enjoy. That deepens my Tashmere - 17/10/2009 02:56:10 AM 544 Views
Hm. Stephen King is someone I deliberately don't read. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:58:52 PM 599 Views
I don't do well with horror. Tashmere - 21/10/2009 03:46:05 AM 590 Views
That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much. Jayhawk - 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM 557 Views
You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM* Tashmere - 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM 281 Views
His short stories are wonderful. Jayhawk - 19/10/2009 04:40:23 PM 592 Views
Oh, absolutely. Rebekah - 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM 558 Views
Are you getting Absolute Death? Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:35:46 PM 559 Views
I imagine the husband will, yes. *NM* Rebekah - 21/10/2009 05:21:32 PM 261 Views
That's why I chose a Smoke & Mirrors story for a uni essay Perdita - 21/10/2009 12:08:48 AM 643 Views
He's erudite without coming across as stuffy and scholarly. Jayhawk - 21/10/2009 04:38:19 PM 642 Views
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