It Ain’t About You: A Writer’s Verbal Vomit #MondayBlogs

Write what you don’t know

 

Have you ever listened to Adele? You know that beautiful girl with hips and awesome eyelashes and big hair from Europe. Anyways, I’m a huge fan. She’s amazing. Usually I just let her songs play while my mind wonders. In fact I have a whole Pandora Channel dedicated to her.

This morning as I was listening to “Turning Tables” I noticed some of her lyrics more so than usual. Then “Love Song” played and this one particular phrase popped out I won’t let you close enough to hurt me. I thought, “ Holy cow… some douche bag really put this girl through a lot.”

Then I had a “Woa Nelly” moment.
 
Perhaps she didn’t’ even write the song. Maybe she’s had anything but amazing and mutually amicable relationships (I know I’m wrong. The woman couldn’t be that good and not know the pain.) that ended on good terms.

Why would I stop and try and rationalize that it might not be her experience?
Because as an author I’m constantly fighting this stigma. Conversations like these seem to be popping up more and more about my writing. And because of the sassoligist that I am I can’t help but respond…well sassylike.

Q: Is this person inspired by me?
A:I don’t know are you a witch from Slavatia too?I’m not sure how that’s possible since I made up the entire realm and all it’s sister realms.

Q:Why does it sound like he looks like me in your book?
A: I don’t know. Do you have a reading problem. Honestly when I described his shoulders as broad and chiseled, I wasn’t thinking of your 5’5 beer bellied self?

Q: You call yourself a Christian. But you write about witches. Don’t you feel like a hypocrite?
A: No…Lucky for you I am a Christian now and I quit carrying those brass knuckles I loved so much as a teenager or you’d have a very wealthy dentist. 

The point is my dear readers as writers and creators we do that. 
We write.
We create.

If I write a story about a woman who has an affair on her jackass of a husband doesn’t mean my husband is a jackass or that I’m having an affair. It could of just been inspired by a really good Army Wives episode.

Instead of looking for drama and controversy outside the story enjoy what is already there in front of you. It’s fiction. I’ve created for you to have fun with. And nothing more. 
 
So let’s have it authors…ever face these issues? I know you’ve at least been afraid of it. Has it kept you from writing or releasing a novel? Do tell ya’ll…Please.
 






Bri Clark

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(208)761-0319 

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