I\u2019ve thought about this adage for years, always feeling there was a message in it that I needed to comprehend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So from\nfollowing my thoughts on this subject, I have shared below what I came up with.\nAnd though sharing it, it has also evolved into a writing exercise that may\nhelp you explore your inner world of thoughts. And in turn help you to find\nyour stories. The ones you really want\nto write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think about what has effected you most in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Name the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Examples: have you experienced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now pick one of the above from your list. Really go to that place and time in your life, write about it. Write a few paragraphs, or a page, even a few pages. Put all the emotion into it that you can feel. Don\u2019t hold back, you are writing this for you, not anyone else, keep writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the writing is completed, you will then understand that you KNOW about your given experience. You KNOW what it felt like. You KNOW what you went through. You KNOW how you coped and how you did not cope. And you were able to communicate that through words on the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So could you write a story, not about you and your experience, but how a character, that you create, could have lived an experience (you experienced)? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And because you have first-hand experience of the event, and the FEELING of that event, you will be able, through your choice of language and words, communicate in depth this character\u2019s experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy Creative Writing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sin a bhfuil anois. (that’s it for now)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Irene G.<\/strong><\/em>
Founder <\/strong>
The Creative Writer’s Workshop<\/a>
The Memoir Writing Club<\/a>
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"