tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post7850342386640779603..comments2023-12-12T02:24:15.920-08:00Comments on Tessa Emily Hall ~ Christ is Write: Should Our Fiction Be Autobiographical?Tessa Emily Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08625256104634830104noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post-6749032808658162792012-11-07T18:17:57.395-08:002012-11-07T18:17:57.395-08:00Great thoughts on this--really gave me a boost of ...Great thoughts on this--really gave me a boost of confidence about my in-editing process "first" novel. My natural tendecny with said novel is autobiographical...but while I've been berating myself/doubting it, reading your piece has given me more peace with it. When you said, "it can even be therapuetic", I nodded in total agreement. Been there, felt that with my first novel. ;)<br />Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093187878739089807.post-57934059199864503422012-11-07T09:43:21.383-08:002012-11-07T09:43:21.383-08:00I think our life experiences shape the kinds of st...I think our life experiences shape the kinds of stories we gravitate to. For me, the connection between life and writing is about drawing on the emotions. If I wrote a story too close to my own experience, I'd have trouble stepping back far enough to see the whole picture--like the motivations of other characters. I suspect I'd want to keep in unimportant details that would only bog down the story.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.com