travesty. three blogposts in one day. how could i.
anyway.
on page 13 in the writing life dillard brings up the fact that "we have no choice" in finding what to spin a story off of. she equivocates an idea to a "strip from our own thighs." and i agree with her. the best stories and reflective pieces that i have written come from my own person experience. starsandthemoon can also relate (even though i equivocate her to taylor swift, to her chagrin) as most of her pieces are just spin-offs of her life. and then it's also a bit of lovetowrite2011's wisdom too--the experience that we went through is so personal to us. if you haven't gone through heartbreak, don't write a story about it. if you've never lost someone, don't write a story about it. if you've never been in love, don't write a story about it. a kind of echoey answer to waysofgettinghome's blogpost here, as well. if you've never had sex, don't write a story about it.
I don't know that I necessarilly agree, some people's stories are very far from themselves, take derek. If you've never shrunk don't write about it? Or if you've never been through an apocalypse? Or met a zombie? Some stories are far from what the author has experienced but are still pretty good and surprisingly believeable. Though it is frequently easier to write with experience, some people (other than myself) are surprisingly good at subjects to which they have no personal connection.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is quite interesting. This post, especially the last few sentences, is the exact opposite of my latest post. Fun to think about huh?
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