YES, oh brilliant creative lateral-thinking fruit-and-nut case, your partner does have a very good point. And, incidentally, all novels are fiction.
It's perfectly reasonable for anyone to relate personal experiences but it's completely selfish and unreasonable to do so in a manner that totally ignores the feelings of those who may be part of those experiences, especially if they are close family members.
QUOTE=Muxy001;10667254]My friends and family have become paranoid because I write about them. Not fiction stories ... real stories about real things that happen in our lives. Sometimes, it gets me in trouble.
I'm getting close to finishing my first fiction novel. Much of the "thinking" that appears in my book has evolved from the interactions I have with people in daily life.
I'm passionate about lateral thinking creativity. I started a new page on my website a few days ago that features some of the dysfunctionality of our family. I talk about some of the problems we face and
give examples of how I use lateral thinking creativity to prevail. Until recently, the family had no idea they featured so prominently in my teaching LOL.
I neither appreciate the link nor find that LOL in the least bit funny, considering the content of this and your next paragraph.
Anyway, my partner found the page where I talk about our family. She was soooo embarrassed because she found out about the page from her boss. She wants me to take it down. She says that it's not normal to tell everybody what goes on inside our home. I disagree.
My partner has ALWAYS known about my writing ambitions and my passion for lateral thinking. Does she have a point about privacy? Or is it reasonable to expect me (a writer) to relate personal experiences?[/QUOTE]