Intriguing take, especially the false narrator stuff at the beginning (ya got me..).
I play with the notion of NOM-fiction writing (nominally fictional) as a category they really should create. So much of what seems 'real' in our heads is distorted, even delusional..and the more emotional attachment there is the stranger these 'truths' become.
I write inner child healing narratives, mostly my own inner work chronicled, though others are starting to come forward as well. So now we're talking child memories, usually trauma related. 'Start with the facts' takes on a whole new meaning there. The biggest fact to contend with in the first place is usually 'trauma occured'.
Fascinating stuff. Thank you for this excellent thought-piece on writing. Loved it.
You're absolutely right that "start with the facts" takes on an entirely different dimension when the primary fact might be "trauma occurred," with details blurred by time, protection mechanisms, and emotional processing.
Intriguing take, especially the false narrator stuff at the beginning (ya got me..).
I play with the notion of NOM-fiction writing (nominally fictional) as a category they really should create. So much of what seems 'real' in our heads is distorted, even delusional..and the more emotional attachment there is the stranger these 'truths' become.
I write inner child healing narratives, mostly my own inner work chronicled, though others are starting to come forward as well. So now we're talking child memories, usually trauma related. 'Start with the facts' takes on a whole new meaning there. The biggest fact to contend with in the first place is usually 'trauma occured'.
Fascinating stuff. Thank you for this excellent thought-piece on writing. Loved it.
"NOM-fiction" - that's an interesting term!.
You're absolutely right that "start with the facts" takes on an entirely different dimension when the primary fact might be "trauma occurred," with details blurred by time, protection mechanisms, and emotional processing.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this piece!