First, I am so glad to hear that you will recover from this "twist" and that you continue to write.
I think what you are identifying can be multifarious...whether it's, for instance, a divorce that, even though it was imminent and freeing, still leaves a person untethered; a child who, suddenly and illogically, is not ok; or a circumstance or event affecting one's own body or mind. One of the best gifts that fiction gives the world is an opportunity to consider such a twist, develop empathy, and perhaps, if both reader and writer are lucky, feel less alone in the possibilities.
As an author with a persnickety back I sympathize with you. I'm at my computer with an icy hot patch on my shoulder, transferring that pain to one of my characters. Well, I hope I am!!
First, I am so glad to hear that you will recover from this "twist" and that you continue to write.
I think what you are identifying can be multifarious...whether it's, for instance, a divorce that, even though it was imminent and freeing, still leaves a person untethered; a child who, suddenly and illogically, is not ok; or a circumstance or event affecting one's own body or mind. One of the best gifts that fiction gives the world is an opportunity to consider such a twist, develop empathy, and perhaps, if both reader and writer are lucky, feel less alone in the possibilities.
Beautifully said!
Love this! Glad you are on the mend and back at it!
Thank you!
As an author with a persnickety back I sympathize with you. I'm at my computer with an icy hot patch on my shoulder, transferring that pain to one of my characters. Well, I hope I am!!
We must work through the pain - both real and metaphorical! I'm sorry to hear about your shoulder!