8/19/2023 0 Comments Writing in diverse contexts![]() ![]() Or reading a Jane Austen novel without knowing the family dynamic or the social dynamics. Imagine reading something like Harry Potter but with no context that they’re in a world where magic exists. It gives your readers a full understanding of the setting, what is happening between characters, and gives meaning behind all of the events happening. ![]() This is exactly why context in writing is so important. You would get frustrated and most likely put the book back down. There are a lot of emotions but there’s no context or understanding of what is happening in the story. Imagine reading it for a few pages but there’s no hint to who the characters are or what is going on. You open it to start to read the first chapter and it’s dialogue between a few characters. Imagine you’re in a bookstore and you pick up a book with an intriguing title. I hope this helps you all on your various writing adventures.While it’s essential to have a good story, giving context in your writing is key to giving the story meaning. Thank you Leigh Bardugo! 61 notes 1 year ago I hope this helps you all on your various writing adventures. (via diverse-writing) 61 notes 1 year ago Start a side project that’s all silliness or romantic banter. And if you start to find yourself depressed or anxious, take a step back. You have experiences that may sometimes feel isolating, but by sharing them through fiction, you’re going to find yourself connected to so many readers who will be grateful for these stories. I like to say that each Crow represents some facet of me, but none of them are me and that means they’re free to go through so much more. Create a buffer so that you’re free to explore the darkest, strangest, ugliest things without feeling like you’re putting yourself through those things. So actively create characters who are NOT like you. You are not writing memoir, you are taking a core emotion or experience and using it to anchor your characters. ![]() They can be tougher or more vulnerable, more vengeful or more forgiving, but they should exist at a step removed. In the act of writing fiction, you’re going to create characters who can and will do things you cannot. That can mean making sure you’re getting fresh air and rest and good food and it can also mean making sure you have the psychological support you need if you’re going digging in a minefield. Writing can be therapeutic but it isn’t a substitute for actual therapy, so my first suggestion is to make sure that you’re caring for yourself as you step into something creative. I think some of my best writing has come from exploring the difficult parts of my past, but it is definitely delicate business. I want to write about deeply personal things, like social anxiety, depression, and becoming a caretaker at 22, but how can I do so in a healthy way? Basically, how do you write about difficult subject matters without retraumatizing yourself? Re: newsletter requests, I’d love to see more about how you tiptoe between writing what you know and being vulnerable in your writing without…exploiting your own vulnerabilities? I don’t know if this is too personal, but I know you’ve talked about how you wrote from your experience with an abusive relationship in the Grishaverse. Below is an excerpt from her newsletter centered around writing about and from personal trauma. Leigh Bardugo–author of the Grishaverse books, Ninth House, and more–recently took to her newsletter to discuss writing advice and answer frequently asked questions. Mika, aka diverse-writing) 10 notes 2 years agoĪdvice on Writing & Vulnerability from Leigh Bardugo Thanks for following y’all and I hope to talk more soon! However, I’m trying to get back into Tumblr once I wrap up the school year so hopefully I’ll be much more active this summer.Īs a gentle reminder, this work will always remain free but if you’ve ever found my advice helpful, I would love your financial support over at /svnflowers. If you hadn’t noticed, my hiatus has gone on a bit longer than I would’ve liked and I’ve been pretty absent the past few months. Thanks for your support and I’ll check back in when I’m done with school! I run this blog for free on my own time and plan to continue doing as such for the foreseeable future but a little financial compensation for my work never hurts. In the meantime, if you’ve ever found any of my advice helpful, please consider throwing a couple dollars my way at if you have the means. When my finals wrap up in a few weeks, I fully intend to return to this blog and tackle the backlog of asks in my inbox (though I will remind you that where I’m also a mod, is always the best resource for race-related questions). Sorry for the unintentionally long hiatus! I know I’ve been a little quiet around here lately, mostly due to dealing with school and COVID stress and whatnot. ![]()
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