Must I Leave My Soul On The Page?
“Write what you know.”
It’s advice I’ve been inspired by, but something I struggle with.
Sharing the dirty, dark corners of myself is daunting. Once it’s out there… it’s out there. I wonder if a future boss will read it, or close friends. I wonder if I’ll regret it.
Choosing a pseudonym was the first step in giving me the confidence to press ‘Publish.’ Since the first push I’ve gotten braver. But I still feel myself looking at the edge and taking a step back.
Kurt Vonnegut said, “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.”
To my fellow writers —
How do you decide when to go to the edge?
