I wonder if writers are stopped by what they may reveal about themselves. Am I revealing too much? What am I afraid of? Will I come face to face with the thing that may have to make a decision about? Some authors I have read never did resolve the issue(s) that plagued them (John Berryman comes to mind).
Writing not only affects the reader but the author also. Unhappy life experiences shouldn't set the course of where our lives can go (I'm thinking about Dorothy Parker, who had an unhappy childhood).. Writing about them can be a way of releasing the anger and frustration one may feel. It can also help the person to come up with a solution to what ails them.
The beauty about writing is that it allows us to express all the emotions we may have. It can also connect with the readers we are wanting to reach. Writers have to be fearless as well as vulnerable.
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