Of course, a big part of not wanting people to pay attention is rooted in fear of rejection or, worse, shame, of having someone think, how dare she produce this and think it was worthwhile? As a writer, I feel at once like, hey, everyone look at what I made! And then when people look at what I made, I’m like, oh my god, I can’t stand this attention! That said, I find publishing incredibly anxiety-provoking. I Find Publishing Incredibly Anxiety-Producing! And to be clear, I am a fiction writer none of my published work to date is autobiographical.Īnd yet I find myself returning to particular themes and struggles that are clearly emotionally resonant for me: the exploitation of women, pregnancy and mother-child relationships, bullying and abuse. Honestly, I work through problems I didn’t even know I had through my fiction. I find writing itself to be incredibly therapeutic.
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