Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see where they are going to lead.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Stories are amazing and powerful because they can resonate with people depending on their needs and experiences and speak truths we need to hear in that moment in time.
Stories and narratives are one of the most powerful things in humanity. They're devices for dealing with the chaotic danger of existence.
The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.
It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative and frustrate the reader's opportunities to follow it at every step.
Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.
As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
The key is to work with people who are passionate about storytelling and who have a similar sensibility of the type and nature of the stories that you want to tell.
I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
For me as a storyteller, I want to follow the characters and the story through what they organically demand.
By telling stories, you objectify your own experience. You separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths.