tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post3761147090884203361..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Based On a Real Person?Josh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-24816291341710806182020-06-19T09:08:43.177-07:002020-06-19T09:08:43.177-07:00Beyond borrowing body parts and personalities from...Beyond borrowing body parts and personalities from friends and family, I've published two crime short stories using a real historical person: Weegee, the famous 1930s and 40s crime photographer in New York City. I didn't have to do much inventing. He was quite a character.Bruce W. Mosthttps://www.brucewmost.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-51992985495801624532020-06-19T08:16:02.817-07:002020-06-19T08:16:02.817-07:00Thanks, Paul. It was a pretty funny moment with To...Thanks, Paul. It was a pretty funny moment with Tom. And he was right - it was totally a restaurant Chisolm would frequent.<br /><br />I read your post, and it seems like we handle this sort of thing in a very similar fashion.Frank Zafirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846847831614880053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-68981568835039844462020-06-16T07:06:16.121-07:002020-06-16T07:06:16.121-07:00As you say about your college professor, Frank, we...As you say about your college professor, Frank, we can honor people we like in our stories and also not quite honor the ones we don't, though we probably have to disguise them somewhat.<br /><br />And I love this, the real guy that Chisolm is based on saying "it seems like a place Thomas Chisolm would go to eat." Sounds like him and the character have morphed into one.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com