tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post8537694224010037570..comments2024-01-27T10:33:42.985-08:00Comments on Pen and Prose: Writing from Personal ExperienceShannon Hitchcock ~ Children's Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700790987811297412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-3998321445145602562013-05-11T17:19:27.945-07:002013-05-11T17:19:27.945-07:00Hi Mirka, It only makes sense that all of our life...Hi Mirka, It only makes sense that all of our life experiences find their way into our writing, but when I try explaining to people who know my real life story that I write to show emotional truth and don't much care what really happened, they often shake their heads. :) Shannon Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995777154718933415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081149243355306964.post-57701498751267593282013-05-10T18:02:31.520-07:002013-05-10T18:02:31.520-07:00This really speaks to me. In a way all my stories ...This really speaks to me. In a way all my stories have *something* to do with my experience, but rarely a direct connection easily discerned by another. It so happened that my published MG is more directly connected to my biography, though it is still fictional.<br />I believe all writers try to digest and process their lives when they tell stories. <br />I found your account here^ of your sister's accident both a poignant and apropos dissection of the process. Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.com