Rich Madam

Got a story I'm working on that deals with issues from my childhood. Not sure what is worse, fear of writers block or fear of kicking a latent hornets nest of buried traumas.

"Write about what you know", they say. How do you cope if what you need to write about is your own pain?

Anyone got any experience of that?

Can anyone recommend existing books dealing with writing about personal abuse etc?

Aug 18, 2018 at 9:04pmWeb
Show threadJesus GarayAug 18, 2018
@richmadam Can't think of any "how'to" books off the top of my head but I Know Why The Cage Bird Sings has a pretty intense part about what happened to Angelou as a child. It might just be worth reading memoirs that include childhood traumas as well.
Show threadRich MadamAug 19, 2018
@jgaray Tried reading that years ago. Have the problem with books like that where where they threaten to open doors I'm not ready to open. I guess I need to open them at some point to clean out the rooms within. Still not sure I'm ready yet.
Show threadMoxie 🇮🇪Aug 18, 2018

@richmadam I started a similar project last year and had to shelve it until I dealt with the issues I was bringing to the surface, so that's the best advice I can give :/

Here's a great video on writer's block tho:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X43huh6sAh4

How to SMASH Writer's Block!!

YouTube
Show threadRich MadamAug 19, 2018
@itsjustmoxie I see the story as me dealing with it. It's never going to be easy. Just want to prepare myself as well as possible.