Now, let’s be clear. I’m not saying that you should’t write about traumatic events in your life. That’s just silly. Lots of great fiction has come from trauma.
What I am saying though, is write objectively. Don’t get tangled up in the emotional mire and let your standards slip.
Create some distance. Focus on your writing.
This is the latest article posted on Write for Your Life, my other blog. I really enjoyed writing it, actually. Cathartic, ironically.
