Since I developed this site... I've been having the distinct joy of having to type in lyrics and credits for many songs I haven't heard or thought of in years
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I never write from personal persepctive. I've always felt that writing about yourself is generally a mistake for anyone. It is impossible to be objecttive and it tends toward self-indulgence.I so hear this. I TEACH this. But
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I'm working on a one man show, but for exactly the reaons you speak of, it is me playing 6 characters that aren't me at all.
and I have the perfect title for it
"Ernie Lijoi - Together at Last!"
I might be good, when writing about what happened to you, write it happening to a character who is like you, but choose a few specifics that make that character distinctly _not_ you.
Oh, that's already happening. I can't help but do that when I write anyway. I'm sort of a fly-by-night cook when behind the keyboard, playing around with different rhythms and combinations of traits. It's all fixable in the rewrite.
My writing is all informed by my experiences. Even when I write novels with female protags, it's all me in there. Thankfully, I've had a lot of experiences. Right now I'm writing about the first time sex was funny. It's cool.
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and I have the perfect title for it
"Ernie Lijoi - Together at Last!"
I might be good, when writing about what happened to you, write it happening to a character who is like you, but choose a few specifics that make that character distinctly _not_ you.
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2. Is it wrong to want to totally comment on your arms, and the hotness thereof?
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