“Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” ―Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose.
This a great piece Ken ☺️ I think a lot of my childhood experiences are processed through my writing but you’ve given me a few more things to think about 🙏
Thanks so much Lesley. I think, like you, a lot of us writers lean into childhood experience, and recognising the power of that in terms of our writing craft can be really useful.
You may also be interested in "Child narrators in adult fiction" - some workshop notes at http://litrefsarticles.blogspot.com/2011/01/child-narrators-in-adult-fiction.html
Thanks Tim!
This a great piece Ken ☺️ I think a lot of my childhood experiences are processed through my writing but you’ve given me a few more things to think about 🙏
Thanks so much Lesley. I think, like you, a lot of us writers lean into childhood experience, and recognising the power of that in terms of our writing craft can be really useful.