If you are going to tell a story about a child going missing, it's going to have similarities with a real life child going missing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Every kid has a story to tell!
The telling of stories creates the real world.
There are some people who believe that these are not real stories with real people, but they actually are.
If they're going to write a story they're going to write the story whether it's true or not.
There's a problem with narratives. Most that spring to mind are fictional.
It's actually easier to do autobiographical stories. The story is already there. It's a matter of carving away what doesn't fit rather than building up from nothing.
A story about my life should not be particularly interesting, but it is: it's just about me and some kids who didn't know how to talk to each other. It's personal but not autobiographical.
We sat down and told stories that happened to us in our childhood, to our children. They were all basically based on the truth. These stories were funny and poignant to us. They just took off. These are all stories from my life.
Sometimes stories are inherently important whether or not they have a direct relation to your life.
No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isn't yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words.