In life, (admit it...) there are times where we need to put on such a facade when we enter into particular places-- when we go to our workplaces we have to wear a smile for 8 hours, because no one needs to know that our house is falling apart behind closed doors. And quite frankly, no one really needs to know because it's not their business to know!
But when it comes to writing.. it is the place where we can pour out our hearts and our souls to so many people that we may, or may not meet.. but the main point is that we were REAL in telling that story. We were able to depict that EXACT emotion.. that scenario that is in the story, we were able to write it as if we are writing someone's life.
It may sound crazy what I'm saying.. but I believe when we write.. we write what people are afraid to say.. what they are afraid to feel, what they are afraid to accept. This is the essence of writing.. of telling the UNTOLD story. We all have so many things we keep inside due to the fear of someone spreading what we have said, exaggerating it, gossiping about it.. but when we write, there is that anonymity.. of being able to CREATE a world in which we can control what's happening, and we can decide what to write about, what to display, what to share with the person that is reading. Yes, what we are writing is fictional, but there must be an element that the reader is able to relate to; and if you're writing non fiction.. well!!
I believe when we are real, when we are raw, there is a feeling that the reader gets: 'This is speaking to me' or 'Oh my God, this is exactly what I am going through!' and I believe that gives the reader that much hope, that much reassurance that they will see the end of what they are going through, and that they are not alone in whatever situation they have had to bear. The words we decide to use, they all are part of the equation-- to communicate that story that person was afraid to open their mouth and say.
Writing is power-- and when it is used in the right way, it can most certainly change lives for the better.
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