have an English degree yet when faced with the task of writing, I am almost adrift. I rely on autobiographical detail, I masticate my life, spit it out and decorate it on the page. No one can dispute my experience even if they might rail against the way I communicate that experience and this becomes my first line of defence—this actually happened to me can fight any accusation of the rough and amateur way I use the tools. What is the line between being vulnerable and prostrating yourself for a system that won’t recognise you?
