Question: In light of what happened, sadly, to Notre Dame, my question today asks:
Should writers use real places and things in their novels or will it date it? In wake of the tragedy of Notre Dame. My book "Edge of Torment" takes place partially there, on the banks of the Seine...and I'm reminded of a passage: "We found a spot on the south side of the river, with a spectacular view of Notre Dame. I couldn’t help but notice the ominous look of it with the gray color and gargoyles. Still, something about it, the stained-glass windows and overall grandeur of the building and its architecture, perhaps, put into perspective my life. I needed to be in the moment. Embrace why I had come to Paris in the first place. That my problems were pretty mundane and insignificant juxtaposed next to the history surrounding me. I was but a speck, and I laughed, thinking about Dr. Seuss. “A person’s a person no matter how small.” This couldn't be more true today. :( But should I remove it from the story? It is mentioned a total of four times in the novel, which some of you may have already read, and it is a romantic element in the story. I could write a little foreword and update the novel, take it out altogether, or just leave things the way there are. What say you? I'm inclined to say: Some things are meant to simply stay preserved, like a memory, exactly as we want it to be. The story of Annabelle and Michael will change...and so, too, does history. But our fiction doesn't have to. Because, after all, isn't that what reading is for? Edge of Torment https://buff.ly/2Uk0ql8
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Mary H
4/18/2019 11:50:03
Most people know of Notre Dame My vote is leave it in. It is a historical site.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:04:40
So sad, isn't it?
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4/18/2019 12:26:51
I say, leave it in. Good stories are never out of date.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:04:58
I will!
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Stephanie Sheldon
4/18/2019 14:13:04
Notre Dame is Notre Dame no matter if it is damaged. The will is here to rebuild and it will be. Leave your writing as it is, it is beautiful and I can so imagine the scene.
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R.B.
6/24/2019 12:05:36
Thank you so much. I can't see taking it out, but perhaps revising it?
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