Writing about your life
~ropocl
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I've thought for a long time about writing about my life and I have
to a certain extent, but I'm usually anxious about how my writing
about my experience will make others feel (family members, people
from past chapters, etc). That typically drives me towards places
like this, sharing from behind a pseudonym. But that tends to
become disjointed or feel detached from reality, and like I can't
share it with people I know for fear that they would be insulted.
Somehow it just occurred to me that I could write the stories, but
abstract them away from reality a bit... I could be the author, and
I could rename the main character, then I could base the stories on
my life, but sidestep some of the awkwardness by claiming it's
fictional. Ugh... I hate this loop. But at least I'm writing
something, right?