tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935917074729410273.post1963025976647248149..comments2023-06-26T11:53:49.954+01:00Comments on Jo's Writing Space: Lightbulb MomentJo's Writing Spacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15563532717220717224noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935917074729410273.post-29725169287921391652016-05-28T22:03:00.020+01:002016-05-28T22:03:00.020+01:00Ah, they say every novel is a little bit biographi...Ah, they say every novel is a little bit biographical (or something like that). I think we can't help but pour a little of ourselves (as we are, or as we'd like to be!) into our work. I definitely have written better versions of myself many times, as well as touching on the darker side... Writing is a great way to get to know all the different parts of ourselves, as they slip into our stories, don't you think..? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044436460765670724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935917074729410273.post-17641784773261652822016-05-24T17:07:06.071+01:002016-05-24T17:07:06.071+01:00I love doing the 'what if' thing! So satis...I love doing the 'what if' thing! So satisfying to pop a character into an unusual situation and seeing what they do - safer than doing it myself too! The alternate 'me' has yet to find a home but I'm sure in the future I'll tell her story...Jo's Writing Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563532717220717224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935917074729410273.post-2522378684732606732016-05-24T17:05:10.341+01:002016-05-24T17:05:10.341+01:00I agree, living other lives from the safety of my ...I agree, living other lives from the safety of my lounge is the best bit of writing. Inventing interesting people and putting them into different situations keeps me on my toes at times but it's so much easier than trying to live a hundred different lives myself!Jo's Writing Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563532717220717224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935917074729410273.post-30194084353349955832016-05-21T23:39:19.361+01:002016-05-21T23:39:19.361+01:00Really thought-provoking, Jo. Just the other day I...Really thought-provoking, Jo. Just the other day I was playing out a 'what if...' scenario in my head – a kind of parallel universe thing, really (since I can't explore it in this reality) and before I knew it, I was writing it into a story (only in my head so far but it will reach paper at some point!). I think that's one of the great things about being a writer – the 'what if's' can be fleshed out and we can make all sorts of exciting discoveries that way. We can get a little of the taste of what we can't have, or what could have been, or what we still might have if we made changes. Hope you enjoy getting to know alternative you! Thanks for linking to #WhatImWritingMaddy@writingbubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06726322263961203303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935917074729410273.post-80850231593892367422016-05-20T19:32:19.411+01:002016-05-20T19:32:19.411+01:00Really interesting post. I have discovered loads a...Really interesting post. I have discovered loads about myself through writing - especially through characters who I had no idea had anything to do with me! I actually think it's one of the very best things about writing generally - the ability to live all these other lives vicariously through your characters. And that's why, despite questionable decisions I might have made in the past, I'm very happy with where I'm at right now :) xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857873761525786955noreply@blogger.com