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The Naked Truth

An Indie author whose primary genre is Contemporary Women’s Fiction which I classify as “lit with grit,” I aspire to the treatise on the subject of mimesis cited in Aristotle’s Poetics. Simply put, human beings feel an urge to create literature that reflects and represents reality: Art imitates life.

Without elaborating on the story elements of character, plot, setting or dialogue as they pertain to art imitating life in my novels—I’m going to get “graphic”—as in autobio-graphic-al.

Graphic Details alluding to my fragrance obsession:

From 'Underlying Notes' (2008):

Carla: I don’t consider myself an addict any more than someone who fancies himself or herself a collector of fine art, wine, rare books, antiques, stamps, or comics. I view this pursuit as a noble enterprise to elevate my olfactory senses, satisfy momentary whims, relive memories, restore tranquility, or boost flagging energy. Above all, fragrance completes me.

Graphic Details incorporating the antiquated methods of bookbinding based on my college summer employment at a factory:

From 'An Enlightening Quiche' (2016):

Augusta: The antiquated method known as “folding” sustains the company’s longevity through the production and proliferation of leaflets whereby the folder creases each printed sheet into a trifold. Or, creases a printed sheet down the middle to create a booklet page called a “signature.” At the completion of a run, the signatures are arranged sequentially by the stitchers who feed the saddle-stitcher by piling up signatures until they’ve assembled a stapled booklet at the end of the mechanized cable line. The saddle-stitcher, by any other name, is Brulé Bookbinding’s Trojan workhorse!

Life, in all of its graphic glory, exposing the naked truth, enriches our artistic endeavors.

*What autobiographical details have you incorporated in the art from of writing?