Writing Tip: Making the Personal Universal
Cut cut cut. Always take the work seriously. Never take yourself seriously. The first is imperative. The second is disastrous. About writing non-fiction: it is your memory of the story, no one else’s. There is no such thing as an objective telling of events. You must be ruthless and specific with your truth. If the nagging question “why would anybody care about my story?” creeps to the surface, remember that you are recounting events within a historical, political, and social context. It is about a universal experience, not personal catharsis.
By: Carmen Aguirre
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