I’ve had a rather colourful life. Some think this should provide copious material to inspire many novels. But one must be wary of too much content. It can suck you down. I am reminded of that family in Anne Tyler’s, The Clock Winder. Too much drama. Impossible to find your way out.
I often caution writing students on the seduction of ‘real’ content, particularly if writing about it does little more than say: ‘look at this, isn’t it horrible’ or ‘we’ve identified the enemy and it isn’t you or me’.
I sense that the popularity of a particular type of true story—and I am not suggesting all non-fiction, much of it is very fine—but those accounts that simply point a finger, have a tendency to objectify events. In other words more fuel is thrown on horrible things without illuminating the coordinates of horror.
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Two stories—one happy, one awful—that happened around the same time. They seemed to speak to each other and together said more about what it means to be human within a particular period than if each event was considered alone. I asked students to write a story that took in both stories…a story that occupied the space between.
So instead of getting caught up in facts…I might suggest a writer look for patterns instead. We all get the facts in news bulletins…but if we widen our horizons we might get some insight into what they might mean. It is also the way in which authors can bring light and shade into their work.
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