What I like
most about writing is how it allows for growth. The more you write the more you
discover about yourself because you see yourself in your writing. You see the
person you are and the person you want to become. Through the characters you create,
you see how you might handle certain situations.
I see the
growth of myself with each story I write. I see the inner growth with each word
that passes from my fingers to my keyboard. I know I have a long way to go. I
also know that the only time we stop growing is the day we are buried into the
ground. That is why I welcome the growth. No matter how painful it might seem
at the time.
It's true. There's a piece of me in every character that I create.
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I actually work to build characters that I cannot see myself in, but that also equals growth as a writer because it's frigging hard (and I don't think I've ever actually been successful)!
ReplyDeleteI think sometimes when I write the person I would like to be comes out- writing is so great for personal growth, it's true!
ReplyDeleteI think we grow technically as writers the more we write.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same as Mary - each of my characters has a piece of me in them. Just don't read them altogether, I'd come across as quite strange :-)
ReplyDeleteI believe you're right about this. Writing can be very good therapy.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Writing is self-discovery.
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