tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post1505272779697646532..comments2023-05-22T06:20:27.121-04:00Comments on It's not me, it's you: If it's wrong, it may be right. Depending on your ethics, of course.reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11045339757296785832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-28911508498462465892009-01-09T10:54:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:54:00.000-05:00Hi Chris - I agree! Too good to be true is also ...Hi Chris - I agree! Too good to be true is also known as a lie. <BR/><BR/>But the truly mystifying element for me is this - and I believe Sara Nelson posed this in her blog: why didn't anyone at Berkley Books pose that question, especially given the James Frey Million Little Pieces debacle in '05 - '06, and the perhaps lesser known but no less cringe-worthy "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life" "appropriation." <BR/><BR/>Do some people crave literay fame that much that they are willing to live through the deception and hope they'll never be found out? I guess so. <BR/><BR/>But here's an idea: it's called fiction. Write a novel - your own, not someone else's - and take your chances on finding an audience. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments Chris - and for following along!!<BR/><BR/>PS Was sorry to see you close your blog BTW.reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045339757296785832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-6636911332573881262009-01-09T10:41:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:41:00.000-05:00Rene: In writing a memoir, I think the biggest t...Rene:<BR/><BR/> In writing a memoir, I think the biggest temptation for any writer is to "embellish" the story.<BR/> For me, it is the most simplistic of stories that seem to be the most honest and believable.<BR/><BR/> Honesty is not pretty, and it doesn't have a happy ending. It is somewhere in between. If the story is too good to be true, it usually is. - Chris CaseyChris Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785389463330442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-43080233426244711032009-01-09T08:42:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:42:00.000-05:00Dan - Thanks for this link. In fact, several comme...Dan - <BR/><BR/>Thanks for this link. In fact, several comments in Publisher's Weekly also discussed the attempts people made to expose the story, with varying degrees of success. <BR/><BR/>Enough blame to go around to many on this one I believe.reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045339757296785832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22113198.post-86131356163271207812009-01-09T01:46:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:46:00.000-05:00http://www.rushprnews.com/2009/01/09/how-citizen-j...http://www.rushprnews.com/2009/01/09/how-citizen-journalism-uncovered-a-holocaust-hoax/DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com