This months question is: How do major life events affect your writing? Has writing ever helped you through something?
I wouldn’t say that it has helped me through any major life events, or that I have had a life event big enough that it would affect my writing other than stopping me from doing it.
I do find that sometimes if I have a build up of anger or I’m exceptionally hurt or upset, it helps to write things out, it is quite cathartic and I always think it’s better to release all the nasty horrible thoughts in a way that no one else will ever be witness to. It makes for some intense stuff and usually most of it is binned or deleted afterwards. There are some occasions where what I have written makes it into some other work or inspires something else but it doesn’t happen that often.
For some reason, positive emotions don’t give me the same urge, I wish they would because then I might be a lot further on with some of my writing.
In another news I am toying with writing and submitting something to the IWSG anthology contest, I’ve had a thought that I like but it’s whether I’ll be able to get the words out.
Are any of you thinking of submitting?
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I agree — writing can be very cathartic.
Good luck with submitting a story to the contest 🙂 I got my first draft done. Now it’s time to polish it.
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Thank you, good luck to you as well, I’ll have to get into the swing of it not quite finished my first draft yet 🙂
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I think writing is a constant for me and I like that. Kind of like breathing.
Teresa
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That is a really nice way to think about it 🙂
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Yes, it’s much easier to pour difficult emotions out onto a page (virtual or paper) than it is with happier ones – certainly something I need to practice.
Good luck with the anthology. Sadly, not one for me as I don’t write in that genre, but I’m looking forward to the next one 🙂
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I know, I suppose it is that element of catharsis whereas when you are happy you don’t feel the need to get it out in the same way.
Thanks I’ll need it 🙂
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I hope you do submit to the anthology contest!
Real events and feelings rarely make it into my work as well.
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I will try my best to I’ve still not finished my first draft 🙂
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I’m working on something for the IWSG, but I have no YA voice. I hope I can get it right before the deadline.
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I love reading YA but I am finding I have the same problem, I’m not sure if I sound too adult, but I’ll give it a shot and hope for the best. Good luck 🙂
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