RE: Maricia: A Mother
Hey @carolkean,
If you read my comment to @whatisnew above, you'll see that much of it was taken from life. Not the missing person's part, but the scenes, malfunctioning kerosene heater and cleric. Nobody died, thank heavens.
Of course, I mixed up the scenes. That was great fun (and a lot of work!), to try and create a map of Maricia's psyche. The great thing about writing is that it's better than therapy. We can take events from our lives and mold them, so they work for us.
Thank you for sharing @raj808's post. He was one of my strongest supporters when I had few. No reward in it for him, except to reach out. I remember that.
And thank you most of all for your support and high praise for my efforts. At this stage in my life, creating has become one of my chief outlets, so this is much appreciated.
From fellow writer,
AG :)
I'm saving the upvote for post, where it will count. My VP is anemic.
My VP finally rose to 0.02 this week....
You nail it: The great thing about writing is that it's better than therapy. We can take events from our lives and mold them, so they work for us.
The truth is best told in the guise of fiction - my motto, my manifesto!
I hope someone else didn't come up with the same phrase. -_-
I think it's a great motto. Fiction not only gives us cover, but it also allows us to represent emotional events symbolically... which I think enhancing self-awareness. Also raises the experience to a universal level (for readers).
Art is great for that too. Even better, sometimes. Different parts of the brain give more intuitive expression (I think!)
More quotable quotes from @agmoore2 - I need to do a post on this!!!
Fiction not only gives us cover, but it also allows us to represent emotional events symbolically... which I think enhancing self-awareness. Also raises the experience to a universal level (for readers).