Writing Tips: Why “Ordinary” Stories Matter
When I started writing creative nonfiction, I struggled with the voice in my head that kept asking, ‘Who cares about your story?’ Now that I teach, I hear the same concerns from my students, ‘Donât you need to have an extraordinary life to write creative nonfiction?’ I always tell them the same thing. Our stories matter. People do care. Fiction often tells stories about ordinary people going through life, stories about love and loss and hope and passion and despair and triumph. Creative nonfiction is no different. If you write your story well, if you evoke emotion, if you use sensory details and create compelling characters, people will care. Readers will relate, even if your story is set in a different country, or a different era. People look for themselves in your stories. They seek a mirror in your story in which they can see themselves.”
By: Ayelet Tsabari
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Your post is excellent. I agree with you that “people look for themselves in your stories.” Stories connect us all as human beings; they are the essential part of recording and sharing our experiences. Good work.