Sunday, October 4, 2009

thinking outside of the box

I was recently reading an article about writing shorter stories, and one of the options was personal essays.  This is an interesting idea, and I might attempt this, if only to grow in my writing skill.  

So, the question is, what do I write a personal essay about?  How long should it be?  What do I focus on?  Something from my childhood?  Or maybe from my turbulent teenage years?  Or the growth and trials I experienced in my twenties?  What story would make dynamic reading?  How do I even start it, and what do I want the reader to take from it?  

I thought this might be a good showcase for a shorter story, so if I can answer all of those questions that nag at me, then I'll post the story here and let you decide.  What do you think?
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  1. losOctober 4, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    I think that you should write a story where you have a lot of emotions coming through but a moral to the story where the people reading the story can learn from your experience.. just speak from your heart! Thats where the best writing comes from!!!

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