| What's The Law/Ettiquette Regarding Writing About Real People. | |
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| Rayancaleb | Jan 20 2018, 01:48 AM Post #1 |
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Hi, I think it depends on whether what you write is libellous. For instance Jilly Cooper accidentally used the name of a real lord for a baddy in one of her books and her portrayal was just close enough to the real man to make it possible that she really was describing him - and he wasn't in the least dishonest. She had to pay damages and the name was changed. However the stepson of a woman in my parent's village write the most vicious novel about her and her relationship with his father and nothing happened at all; Partially because she'd have had a hard time saying that she hadn't destroyed the son's relationship with his father etc. If you're describing people positively you're much freer to be true to life, however if you're going to be critical it's probably best to blurr the edges so they aren't recogniseable. In lots of ways that's best because they take on a life of their own. Likewise with your place of work. I put the PR agency where I used to work into my first book, probably people who knew me and the place would have recognised it, no-one else would have though. Thanks! For more details: medical animated video |
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