It’s time for another group posting of the
founded by Alex J. Cavanaugh, and the prompt is
'have you ever been conflicted about writing a story?'
As we all write from our own experience, consciously or subconsciously, there is bound to be conflict, especially if it is a first novel, which is usually autobiographal in some way. I have shied clear of that for a long time, opting to write for children, and relying on my classroom experience over many years. However, at the age I am now, I know that I could write fiction that tells the story of what is now 'history'. Many people attempt this, people who have to do a great deal of research, or talk to older people to be sure of their facts. I have lived what is now 'history', and yet I don't turn those first hand experiences into fiction, afraid that I might offend relatives who have similar memories. So yes, I am conflicted about writing a story.
It's always such a fine line to walk. I've debated writing some things that could be hurtful even though I don't intend them to be that way. For now, memoir-type stories have had to wait.
ReplyDeleteWe don't always know what will be hurtful to another either, so I tiptoe in my writing sometimes.
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I never looked at it that way, that as we get older, what we know becomes history.
ReplyDeleteI've never looked at it that way. Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteThat;s true, there's always that concern about a relative looking over our shoulder... But maybe you could start by changing all the names... I'd love to read some more of your autobiographical work!
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