WRT “I fear that I simply haven’t lived long enough to understand how humans interact, speak, think, and feel” - many people spend a lifetime and never figure that out. In fact most don’t even seem to try. The mere fact that you’re aware of the value of human interaction (personally and professionally) and absorbing it consciously puts you ahead of so many that have withdrawn - hidden behind their phones and screens.
246 was good; It left me wanting the rest of the story. Which is, I’m told, the sign of a great Short.
Thank you! I’m glad you get it 😉 I’ve learned I’ll never know exactly how everyone else thinks or will behave, but replicating what I’ve seen is helpful as I write fiction. 😊
Emma, great post. For years, I have taken a nugget from my past and made it into a story. Not the majority of my stories but sometimes. When you think about it, those real past experiences are stories just waiting to be fictionalized and expanded into something similar, or almost completely different. But it's an idea, a start and we all need those. I'll give you an example, I have a short story up right now on my stack called The Age of Innocence. It is loosely, I stress loosely, based on something that happened with me and my sister. I was terrified when it happened and still am when I think about it. Btw, I am not that little boy in any other way, haha. Thanks for sharing some excellent points about this topic. - Jim
Jim, thanks for your comment! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one finding some of my real life bleeding into my fiction. I'll check out your story!!!
WRT “I fear that I simply haven’t lived long enough to understand how humans interact, speak, think, and feel” - many people spend a lifetime and never figure that out. In fact most don’t even seem to try. The mere fact that you’re aware of the value of human interaction (personally and professionally) and absorbing it consciously puts you ahead of so many that have withdrawn - hidden behind their phones and screens.
246 was good; It left me wanting the rest of the story. Which is, I’m told, the sign of a great Short.
Thank you! I’m glad you get it 😉 I’ve learned I’ll never know exactly how everyone else thinks or will behave, but replicating what I’ve seen is helpful as I write fiction. 😊
I'm saving this !!! Thank you for sharing emma 🫶🏾 as a new writer i needed this :)
I’m so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for supporting 😊
Emma, great post. For years, I have taken a nugget from my past and made it into a story. Not the majority of my stories but sometimes. When you think about it, those real past experiences are stories just waiting to be fictionalized and expanded into something similar, or almost completely different. But it's an idea, a start and we all need those. I'll give you an example, I have a short story up right now on my stack called The Age of Innocence. It is loosely, I stress loosely, based on something that happened with me and my sister. I was terrified when it happened and still am when I think about it. Btw, I am not that little boy in any other way, haha. Thanks for sharing some excellent points about this topic. - Jim
Jim, thanks for your comment! I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one finding some of my real life bleeding into my fiction. I'll check out your story!!!