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DO WE EXPECT TOO MUCH REALISM IN OUR STORIES?

By: Janice Hardy @Janice_Hardy

I've been noticing an interesting reaction to stories lately. The expectation to be realistic, even when the books are clearly not real. People complaining about something not being able to happen in real life in stories that in no way are trying to be real life.

I'm not talking about the basic plausibility every story needs, but a desire for realism that makes it difficult to suspend disbelief, and thus hurts the enjoyment of the story overall.

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1. Do We Expect Too Much Realism in Our Stories? http://ow.ly/lsqWi via @janice_hardy
2. Four Tips for Beta Reading in Other Genres http://t.co/QNwdRjbMWg @JamiGold RT @janice_hardy
3. Writing Fiction: Bring Your Characters To Life With Roz Morris http://ow.ly/lskFl @thecreativepenn
4. How to Write a Book in Three Days: Lessons from Michael Moorcock http://ow.ly/lskZB
5. 11 Ways Stay-at-Home Moms (and Other Busy Folks) Can Find Time to Write http://ow.ly/lsl57  via @KMWeiland
6. I Hail the Power of a Crappy Little Notebook (Jennifer Castle) http://ow.ly/lslbm via @YAOTLBlog
7. Washington Post's Outlook Section Avoids These Words and Phrases http://ow.ly/lsllT "At first glance" "The situation is Fluid" . . .
8. Selling Yourself as a Writer (Shaun Horton guest post) http://ow.ly/lsluu
9. How to Write Great Analogies http://ow.ly/lslyV
10. Notes From Tabor Lane: Today's Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/lsoi5
11. Three Powerful Storytelling Methods to Improve Your Writing or Speaking http://ow.ly/lsqmG
12. 3 Ways to Reuse Your Research http://ow.ly/lsqqS
13. The Alphabet in Crime Fiction: Garroting http://ow.ly/lsqxP  
14. "I Love Your Story Anyway!" -- Tales From the Unintended Audience http://ow.ly/lsqIC
15. But I Don’t Want a Blog http://ow.ly/lsre7
16. Spice Up Your Writing http://ow.ly/lsrBc
17. How to Move Your Story http://ow.ly/lsrEM
18. Owen Egerton's 30 Writing Tips, Inspiration For Your Muse http://ow.ly/lsrIF via @woodwardkaren 

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Happy writing & running, Kathy

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