Okay, but did you rush through them? Or did you unpack them slowly and craft them? Among my students, the ones who rush through memoir-based fiction reinforce the trauma. But the writers who pace it and present it beautifully crafted -- so the emotion lands with the reader and serves the reader -- those students seem very happy. And ready to write more fiction.
Okay, but did you rush through them? Or did you unpack them slowly and craft them? Among my students, the ones who rush through memoir-based fiction reinforce the trauma. But the writers who pace it and present it beautifully crafted -- so the emotion lands with the reader and serves the reader -- those students seem very happy. And ready to write more fiction.
Another faction is the writers who write and rewrite their trauma until they plain get bored of it. Then they move on and write joyfully and with freedom. But that initial trauma novel is good for learning skills and experimenting. And your trauma keeps you practicing your skills. Once you're bored of that trauma, you've still got a new batch of writing skills.
Okay, but did you rush through them? Or did you unpack them slowly and craft them? Among my students, the ones who rush through memoir-based fiction reinforce the trauma. But the writers who pace it and present it beautifully crafted -- so the emotion lands with the reader and serves the reader -- those students seem very happy. And ready to write more fiction.
Another faction is the writers who write and rewrite their trauma until they plain get bored of it. Then they move on and write joyfully and with freedom. But that initial trauma novel is good for learning skills and experimenting. And your trauma keeps you practicing your skills. Once you're bored of that trauma, you've still got a new batch of writing skills.