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Harlequin Special user Melbourne, Australia 686 Posts |
In many of your routines there are examples where the real world mixes with the magical world (beyond the items used themselves). For example where real life historical figures or events are believably incorporated into your fantastic tales. How important is this blending reality with the magical tale in bringing believability into a story and how do you avoid the pitfall of breaking the suspension of disbelief in spectators when doing so?
(Hope this question makes sense) |
The Curator V.I.P. Beware Vampire, I have 3908 Posts |
I like to place most of my stories (not all) in real places and eras. I often introduce some very ^personal data. Most of the 'incredible' informations in some stories are simply true. The closer I stay to the real world, the more the suspension of disbelieve can be kept. In stories like The Coney Island Witch or Paradise Lost, the real heroes of the stories are Coney Island and New Orleans.
Most of my stories are build like fantastic movies. For example: when I tell the story of how we discovered the Yeti relics ( http://www.surnateum.org/English/surnate......#legende ), the part of 'our expedition in Nepal' is strictly true. So, I can introduce real historical figures and places in my stories, if they're accurate. If I say that Hitler was really obsessed with the occult, it's a lie, and no one interested by WW2 history will believe me. But if I tell the same about Himmler, well, it's true. The suspension of disbelieve works on everyone or no one. But knowing what really happened has limits, and I can work in a twilight zone were everything may be discutable. But not all stories require suspension of disbelieve. Once again, I stay very close to M. R. James rules about ghost stories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._James |
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