As writers, we try to come up with good stories -- stories that will hold the interest of our readers, stories with good plot twists and turns, and stories with good, deeply rooted conflict. One of my favorite series of books was written by Fern Michaels and the series ended up being three different series that all stemmed from the same family saga. If you haven't read the Texas, Vegas, or Kentucky books, my first instinct is to ask WHY NOT?! And my second is to say DO IT! I love, love, love these books. And when the Kentucky series ended I wanted more, more more. Alas, no more.
Family sagas are fascinating. To a certain extent, that was part of the appeal of soap operas for me. The serial telling of the tales of families and of place. The over-the-top drama and the opulent lifestyles and the mega accomplishments could only be the stuff of soap operas. Some of that stuff couldn't possibly happen in real life. Right?
Someone has come into my life recently, and his family's stories rival the sagas I enjoyed reading (mentioned above) and the soap opera story lines that have captured my fascination in the past. I now know that the over-the-top-ness of some of these fictional story lines don't often come close to the drama and the lifestyles and the accomplishments some people find in real life.
What about you guys? Do you know of real life dramas, sagas, and soap operas that top what's found in books or TV? Inquiring minds want to know!
xoxo,
bex
