Comments on: Your Heart’s Been Skewered. When Is It Okay To Write About It?

By: Kyla

Kyla — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:13:04 +0000

This article inspired me to write about something I’d been planning on talking about in my blog for a while. Check it out:

http://www.redroom.com/blog/mbread/death-a-heartbreak-fiction

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By: Jess D.

Jess D. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:43:07 +0000

Great article! I totally agree with this. I remember in all of my creative writing courses my professors telling me to make sure I have “distanced myself from the heartbreak.” There needs to be space and time between you and the distress. I thought that was great advice. =]

By: Jessica Digiacinto

Jessica Digiacinto — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:20 +0000

S.Crow: I totally agree. Editing after the fact = super important.

By: S.Crow

S.Crow — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:21 +0000

My best advice about writing about heartbreak:

Write in the passion of the moment, in the greatest detail you can manage.

EDIT after the passion has passed and you can be objective without driving yourself completely insane about every cut.

By: JK Evanczuk

JK Evanczuk — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:38:08 +0000

It’s really a paradox; for me, anyway, writing is my therapy for dealing with pain and emotional upset, to somehow make sense of it and find a way to turn a negative experience into a positive one. But I think you’ve got a great point about only writing when you’re not so emotionally invested. I guess the solution would be to write a rough draft when you’re feeling down and revisit it once you’ve healed?