Hi all. I've been working on a story about a little girl living in early 1960s. The story is told through her eyes so to start with it's simplistic and just the way her life is. But things change when her father becomes physically and mentally abusive to her mother, it becomes very dark. My problem is the way I feel about taking this step into the more sinister side of her life. It has to be done and has to be written for personal reasons, but I'm pulling away from doing it. How can I give myself that push I need to sort this out?
Hi Roslyn. Thank you for your advice I will make sure I'm in the right mind frame before I do any writing on the subject. Thank you again.
Hi, As someone who was part of a research community looking into the painful side of life, I advise you to be careful of the emotional toll it takes on you. Make sure you're in a safe place, both physically and emotionally, when writing.e.g. you don't want to be writing this stuff somewhere public, or when you've got worries over a sick a family member, you've just lost your dog, or you suddenly get a large tax bill Do it in small chunks, and most importantly, give yourself plenty of time afterwards to debrief, i.e. talk through the emotions it stirs up.
Hi Jeremy, what a good idea. I'll definitely do that. I will have a pad and pen next to me tonight, evenings are my best time for thinking about story-lines. Strangely I have always found writing about personal and emotional events easier to do when I write them by hand, it can be quite cathartic. Thank you for your help maybe I can move forward now.