Learning to Live in the Real World

We writers often spend much of our time in the “imagined world”. We walk along the streets of cities our brains created. We hike in forests filled with unicorns and pixies. We fly in spaceships to distant planets and make new lives. And yet…as important as it is that we live in the places we, ourselves, create…it is equally important to live in thereal world. It can be hard, though. Real life can sometimes be grim, hard, and frightening.I think that’s partly why books, movies, and TV shows ar...