Out of the fog

Ocean Beach - Day 25 of NaNoWriMo

What is interesting (and slightly embarassing) about my writing is how much of my own psyche seeks to express itself through my characters. I find this especially true when it comes to writing dialogue. Sometimes I steal words from the real world around me but more often than not I let my imagination drop into my characters and, like a cheesy seance, I let them speak through me. No doubt it’s just me speaking through me, but perhaps it is a part of me to which I normally would not have access.

Does that make writing fiction a form of journaling? Therapy? Self-discovery? I suppose so. But then most artistic or creative endeavors are attempts to bring into reality, into form, something that only exists in the imagination.

Good thing I get to edit before y’all get to see it.

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