OK, fine, so I'm a sucker. And a romantic. But is that news to anyone, really?!
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Moving on...
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A little something about me
- Margaret
- college town, Upper midwest, United States
- Sometimes late at night I break into song. And in recognition of that whole it's - really - too - late - for - anyone - to - expect - me - to - be - rational thing, I typically preface my musical rendition with, "That reminds me of a song...and it goes a little something like this." And so, when the mood strikes me, or the hour is late enough ;) , here is where I'll break into the silly songs of my childhood, the pseudo-intellectual ramblings of my grad student-hood, the haphazard mutterings of my single-hood, the philosophical musings of my female-hood, the inspirational babblings of my human-hood, the frazzled sputterings of my junior high French teacher-hood. So world, this is me. These are my thoughts, this is my life. And it goes a little something like this...
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Yes. That's the problem with blogfict. People don't get that it's a blog and it's supposed to be like reading a novel in blog form..I tried it for a while, too and when I started getting emails that sounded like they were from people who thought it was real, I stopped.
Sad. Because I think it would be a fun forum: a fictional character writing a blog. You could be whomever you wanted as a commenter! Best friend, character in the story... it could be really fun. But I think people need to get more comfortable with the internet as a way to publish stories, first. And personally... I really want some real, paper, bound books sitting on a real bookshelf somewhere.
Hey cutie. Could you BE any funnier. AHH. I love ya. Okay, I'm starting to figure out why this bloging thing is so stinkin' fun. Love ya babe.
i totally got sucked in. i only found it like yesterday though...so it wasn't so bad. i don't care that it was fiction--it was so delightful.
The issue is not just blog fiction, it's any media. Orson Welles' War of the Worlds broadcast, the Blair Witch Project, and the DaVinci Code were all good examples of the general populace not critically evaluating the information they receive.
Just Tuesday I heard one student telling another student all the crazy stuff "Mormons" believe. I started contradicting her, with examples, and she told me I was wrong. "That's funny," I said, "because I'm Mormon."
"Oh, well, that's the problem. I've been saying 'Mormons,' but I was actually talking about the Latter-day Saints." Clearly she had some bigger misunderstandings than I had realized.
After I told here those terms are typically used synonymously, but that "Mormon" can be more inclusive (including FLDS, Strangites, etc.) she said, "That's SO interesting. I'm reading this book that's all about Mormons, and I want to talk with you about it."
The book is the new "The 19th Wife," which is historical fiction. But this 20-something catholic school teacher was accepting it as fact.
Follow-up:
To paraphrase Prince Humperdinck: "I always think everything could be a lie, which is why I'm [almost] never fooled."
Yeah, I read Sue's fic blog for a few posts, but I never got caught up in it. It seemed either manufactured or a teen who spent too much time in angst. But that's just me.
You're right, Jeremy. That's an interesting take on it. Another examples that bug me (people taking things as fact simply because they are in print): email forwards.
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