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There's definitely a delicate line you have to walk in telling someone else's story that's not quite as delicate in telling your own story. I think when I'm working on a personal story, there's less pressure to try to get it exactly right.

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it.

In many ways, I've been writing personal stories all my life.

I like having my own story remain my story.

I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I'm best equipped to do that.

When a story is told really well and is real, even if it's not about their own lives, people can apply it to themselves.

Anyone can write your own life story.

Of course, all writers draw upon their personal experiences in describing day-to-day life and human relationships, but I tend to keep my own experiences largely separate from my stories.

To share a story is in part to take ownership of it, especially because you are often able to comment on a story that you are sharing on social media.