tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836333098996940167.post8184395913798067311..comments2013-10-07T23:59:58.089-07:00Comments on Deadly Letters: Truth versus FictionDeadly Letters GTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07055531652153793724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836333098996940167.post-59388535424643972732010-03-26T19:29:04.333-07:002010-03-26T19:29:04.333-07:00Case in point was Denise Mina's first, widely ...Case in point was Denise Mina's first, widely acclaimed crime novel. It took me to a place I'd really rather never have gone. Even years later, I feel strongly that a clearly labeled non-fiction work, however creative, would have been preferable to the story she hung around the shoulders of her new series heroine.<br /><br />Besides, I like to believe that the author has created something entirely new, poured something of their soul into the book, not merely collected the bulk of their plot and characters from a newspaper.Jaynehttp://www.mysterywritersink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836333098996940167.post-69161069201283774292010-03-21T06:44:49.296-07:002010-03-21T06:44:49.296-07:00As inspiration, true crime is good, but an out and...As inspiration, true crime is good, but an out and out copy of a real story should be billed as "creative non-fiction"... I think...Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152599507268946811noreply@blogger.com