Absolutely true! I'm an avid reader.
At first you infuse everyone else's style into your writing.
But eventually you find your own voice.
I tend to read stories or non-fiction in between writing my own pieces.
They gear me up for the next short story and provide me with inspiration.
Inspiration and imitation - two separate things.
This is is a goal of mine in each story - well, just about each story....
The main character in my current story is not sympathetic in the least!
But for my story "Belonging," I present Wendy as a flawed yet sympathetic character.
Part-way through writing it, I thought to myself:
"Oh, this poor woman. What did she do to deserve this?"
THIS is the piece of advice that keeps me going every day.
I've had stories that shook me emotionally
and I nearly had a breakdown while/after writing them.
And some stories feel like pulling teeth...
I feel like I'm thinking through sludge.
Write anyway.
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