A gentleman told me a story today about his neighbor and then said, “But don’t publish it. The couple doesn’t want their secret out. “
In fact, he was one of three people who told me the same story. Here is the truth about stories of love and sex, clueless men and manipulation, women who have had husbands cheat on them, men who tell lies, women who tell lies … there are almost no original stories.
Someone already called me on a story from our champagne and cigar night. And I remembered four woman who were outraged that I published “their” story in one of my books. Ironically the story was from a woman half way across the country who not only told me her story, but signed a consent form for me to use it.
I remember trying to convince my publisher to let me put a little note in the front of one of my books that read: “If you recognize yourself in any of these stories, you probably shouldn’t admit to it!”
Copyright 2008 Rita Watson