CW: Sexual assault, non-graphic
It sounds a little callous to say I heard Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s heart-wrenching testimony in front of the Senate committee and the nation, and immediately thought about my writing. But I related to her testimony, and put myself in her emotions—not that my experience was identical, but that my details are also fuzzy.
My memories of similar incidents compel me to write. Yet I don’t remember every detail—only those part of the trauma of the memory.
We all know “show, don’t tell.” Avoid summary, the Writing Clinic advises, because “a story will engage the reader if it is dramatised in a scene, like a film, in real time with action and dialogue.” But I find it unnatural to write in scene.
Read the complete article at Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
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I am still so happy for you that you got this excellent post published on Brevity!
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I’m still very excited, but no longer need to be scraped off of the ceiling lol. I’m so fortunate that they gave me this opportunity. And am working on other stuff. It was such a boost of confidence for me. And thank you so much for your support!
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You deserve it, Barb. You’re a terrific writer!
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As are you! Thank you 😍
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