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One Brilliant Arc (OBA)'s avatar

Love this!! So true—the most powerful rebellion is to own your story and trust your voice!

@robopulp's avatar

Thank you so much for reading! I hope you have takeaways you can apply in your own creativity.

Li Mitchell's avatar

Thank you for the advice! Writing personal fears into a story can make them more powerful because readers who share those fears can read your words and know they aren't alone in feeling them.

@robopulp's avatar

Yeah it doesn't have to be horror per se, but horror seems to have universal appeal, and personal fears have commonality among people.

Li Mitchell's avatar

Fear can definitely create a sense of connection between readers and a story. Not to mention it can increase the suspense/tension of a plot. Thank you for pointing out it doesn't have to be horror. (I don't read or write horror.)

@robopulp's avatar

I'm picky with horror. Mostly movies and comics, but not written. Suspense I love. The difference is a thin line, but it exists.

Li Mitchell's avatar

Interesting! Thank you for sharing that. Yeah, I like suspense.

Neela 🌶️'s avatar

It makes me think, how much of our voice is influenced by what we think will be received vs what we actually want to say?

Happy Monday Jay

I hope you had a good weekend.

@robopulp's avatar

The influence of the algorithm is something that's infected us all. Let's see if these little posts can bring back that sense of just doing things because you want to.

@robopulp's avatar

Me too. I love that feeling when something that happens in the story has me on the edge of my seat.