Clarification

Thursday, April 3, 2008

So I have come to find out that there are a few people who think this "book" I'm writing is based on my life and my family. I just wanted to set the record straight.

NO this is not based on my personal life.
NO the characters are not a reflection of me, my dad, my brother, or any of my family.
YES I got the idea for this based on personal fears and life experience.

I have worked really hard to build the characters so they are very distant from my real life. The only thing that ties me, or my family with my book is the topic of adultery. But that is such a broad thing that it is no way a reflection of my life.
For example: the dad in the story is a very business minded, strong willed, controlling man. My dad is not like that in any way. My dad is probably the best father a girl could ask for. He sacrificed a lot for us, and he is extremely giving- and would do anything for us.

As much as I've talked about how this story is not based on my life, it's a natural tendency for someone to write about what they know, and seen, and experienced. So obviously my writing is going to reflect MY personality- just not my life.