Grief is one of the most challenging yet common experiences humans go through. Feelings of deep sadness, guilt, anger, or disbelief are all typical reactions when you experience a profound loss.Journalingthrough grief may help you process the intense emotions that come and go unexpectedly. Loss i...
role (such as that of spouse or parent) is lost, the self-concept is forced to adapt. The application of Linville's self-complexity theory to recent autobiographical writing about loss sheds light on the strategies such texts use to deconstruct the self-concept and its differentiated aspects....
Then our older daughter’s health took a dramatic turn for the worse, and that was pretty much it. I couldn’t write fiction anymore. I didn’t want to write fiction anymore. Because my entire existence outside of writing was about pain and grief and loss, and the last thing I wanted...
I’ve eliminated half the Earth’s population from my potential readers.” Beach Read itself is shelved as romance but contains a story that reflects on memories of families of former cult members and discusses the grief of losing a parent who let you down, yet is still looked down...
1. Now I'm saying you must write for yourself and notbe gnawed byworry over… gnawv. 咬、啃 (使)苦恼折磨 I was gnawed by the grief and loss of my money. 2.…there's no excuse for losing readers throughsloppyworkmanship. sloppyadj. ...
end of life,grief,loss,Louella Dizon San Juan,poem,time,Writing In the end, it was rough. A restless night of pains and demons Visited us, though only your eyes Could see what they were after. And you fought gallantly enough Warding off with wails and screams ...
I recently read of another man that also experienced immense grief. He lost his young boy. He said he wrote fiction to help cope with his loss. He even made a character like his boy. He said that putting his boy’s personality into the character, seeing him on the page helped him fee...
by their mutual loss and grief. Both perfect examples of what we all are as human beings – fallible. Two people with troubled pasts and terrible secrets that haunt and entangle them in a never-ending cycle of sadness, guilt and fear. I hope this makes them more likeable and sympathetic,...
The blog provides a platform for diverse voices to express their personal truths, often touching on themes of love, loss, identity, and emotional resilience. With a focus on authenticity, the site highlights the beauty found in imperfection, encouraging writers to engage with their vulnerabilities ...
Henry’s dealing with more than just falling in love: she’s dealing with grief and loss, grappling with the idea that parents aren’t always who we think they are, and with perceptions (or misperceptions) of other people. In between all this, there is a smart love story, with some ...