When real life affects stories

I felt like I've been feeling self-reflective especially these past few months. The author I started out to be isn't like the author I am now. As I get older and learn about different things, I feel like my ideology on writing fiction is changing. I want to get better and I want to incorporate …

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30 Day Original Author Challenge: Day 29

Day 29: What real life things are you influenced by in your writings? So many things influence different parts of my stories. Aspects of my life are usually interpreted in abstract in multiple books of mine. Documentaries also influence lots of story possibilities. Besides that, I use harsh elements such as colonization, genocide, cultural appropriation, …

30 Day Original Author Challenge: Day 25

Day 25: What is your philosophy on storytelling? My philosophy is to be original as I can. I want to have dynamic characters with multiple backgrounds, unique plots, and to deconstruct/subvert various tropes and cliches in many things that I write. I want to address real subjects in fictional form to prove various points and …