And what do writers want more than anything? Christy Anne Martine says it best: “I want someone to read these words and understand me for just one second so I’m not alone with my thoughts.Beautiful Creatures - Kami Garcia/Margaret Stohl If your story lacks authentic emotions, you’ll never connect with the reader. With the fictionalized version of your story, one thing must be nonfiction: your emotions. Know what’s worse? The moment I realized I had to accept that was the truth: My mom saw me as a thing. Ellie got the watered-down version.” Telling the world that, when it came to my weight and my body, my mom saw me as a thing was not easy to write about. I always tell readers, “Not everything that happens to Ellie happened to me, but a version of everything that happens to Ellie happened to me. In Starfish, Ellie takes a beating, emotionally. Sometimes our reactions to those moments reveal a side of ourselves we don’t want to admit we have, and we definitely don’t want anyone to ever know that’s who we really are. They’re not pleasant to even think about or share with our closest friends we trust – let alone put in print for strangers around the world to see, strangers who might not “get it.” Often, they’re embarrassing. While the good things that happen to us are some of our most precious memories, it’s usually the bad moments that define and shape us. 2: You have to be honest – with the reader and yourself. When someone receives a lifetime achievement award, the audience gets a highlight reel of the defining moments that shaped the person’s life and allowed them to have an impact on the world. Look at it like the Kennedy Center Honors. What events in your life – good or bad – made you, you, make your story unique? Think about how you’ve used or want to use what happened to you to change or help the reader and the world. 1: Leave a lot on the cutting room floor. And, if you’ve done this, it’s overwhelming for the writer that’s why you give up and stop writing the novel. The temptation is to tell the reader every tiny detail of your life and include everyone you’ve ever met.
We’ve all had our struggles, so we all have plenty of material to work with. If you’ve ever tried to write your story, you know it’s a challenge.Ĭhallenge No. So people often ask me, “How can I turn my personal story into a fiction novel?” On the surface, it might seem like the easiest book you’ll ever write. My middle-grade novel in verse, Starfish, is based on my life.
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