tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post3538009477296744088..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: The Whole TruthWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-32460280675033188502009-01-09T16:24:00.000-05:002009-01-09T16:24:00.000-05:00I have no idea what drives these kind of deception...I have no idea what drives these kind of deceptions, except to speculate that everyone likes attention and that means starvation for it in some people. <BR/>I didn't know the details of the memoir, or how the fraud was discovered. If it's Oprah, I tend not to pay attention. So thanks for the info, and I have to admit that if I knew about the apple throwing, I'd have become instantly suspicious. Contrary to Hollywood's desire to have us believe that the Germans couldn't hit the broad side of the barn at 2 feet, there is no way she could have stood outside of any concentration camp more than twice without getting her head blown off.<BR/>PatgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-64893360047436434522009-01-06T10:38:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:38:00.000-05:00good post. but there is something you as a writer ...good post. but there is something you as a writer might want to know about exactly how this hoax was uncovered and publicized. Believe it or not, I was the person behind the entire media take down. Read the true backstory here: it's funny and interesting and the entire saga was a sad sad thing, yes.<BR/><BR/>http://globalwishingwell.blogspot.com <BR/><BR/>if u have any questions later about how i got involved and why, ask me offline at danbloom AT gmailDANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-61429301657819835382009-01-06T10:05:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:05:00.000-05:00A wise man--not a writer--once told me "never let ...A wise man--not a writer--once told me "never let the truth get in the way of a good story." That's why I write fiction, so I can do that with a clear conscience. Memoirs are already tainted relative to biographies because the story is told "as I remember it," which removes some of the onus to be factual when discussing something about which reasonable minds could differ. Making stuff up is just the next step. The sad thing is, such memoirs would be even bettr as fiction, because the author could change other things to make the story come out better, or to add detail and complexity. <BR/><BR/>I think part of the problem is the current non-fiction-oriented perspective of the publishing industry, but a lot of it is laziness on the part of the writer who takes a life that may be interesting (at least to him) and only makes up enough stuff to make it compelling (he hopes).Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-62386869921915753182009-01-06T08:41:00.000-05:002009-01-06T08:41:00.000-05:00Heh. You should meet my inlaws. I always tell peop...Heh. You should meet my inlaws. I always tell people that anything the Haines's tell them is usually the truth +15%. They don't change the vital facts, but if there were two bucks in the field that day, odds are good they'll be four by the time they you the story.<BR/><BR/>By why don't people write fiction instead? Is it the disparity in advances? The knowledge that you'll get more of a marketing push if it's true? Or is it the "if you read this in novel you'd never believe it" syndrome?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-3289093953787349532009-01-06T08:39:00.000-05:002009-01-06T08:39:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-35833180484529461682009-01-06T07:47:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:47:00.000-05:00I also prefer fiction to memoires.Still, when I'm ...I also prefer fiction to memoires.<BR/><BR/>Still, when I'm telling a tale from my life, it's hard not to embellish it, just a little. And it does get a little bigger with each retelling . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-79165317803767740292009-01-06T07:44:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:44:00.000-05:00I was shocked just to hear that someone actually d...I was shocked just to hear that someone actually did not question the beginning of the Mr. Fryes book. That was so far fetched.<BR/><BR/>It seems a disservice to publish these. It would be a shame to not have people reading memoirs if they start to become questionable. Like Annette, I wonder about the reaction Oprah will have. She reaches a large audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-19348802735670974332009-01-06T07:31:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:31:00.000-05:00I wonder if Oprah is going to start avoiding memoi...I wonder if Oprah is going to start avoiding memoirs like the plague.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read a memoir in years. All this nonesense is doing nothing to encourage me to reconsider.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-29153207130956336592009-01-06T07:12:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:12:00.000-05:00I've never cared much for memoirs. Even people who...I've never cared much for memoirs. Even people who have the best intentions would embellish the facts to make themselves look more exciting. I've often wondered why these people don't write fiction if they're going to make things up anyway.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.com