Talk:Story of My Life/@comment-25021327-20141009161438

This is a bit heavier than the usual 'OMG my N64 is trying to eat me' stuff we get here, but I think that's a good thing. It's strange how it can be simultaneously difficult, yet relieving to draw on real life experience when writing a story. I find it cathartic, and If done correctly, it can bring another dimension to a narrative.

I felt like this one was done well. I don't feel that this writing trivialized the subject matter, nor did it sensationalize it. The writing felt like it expressed fairly accurately what the narrator was thinking at the time of the events. That innocence and ignorance of being at a young age seems to come across here, without being analyzed, or re-evaluated too much by the author at an older age... If that makes sense

Although we all share our writings with each other, and open ourselves up to criticism, I'm glad that in your author's note you express that you were more or less writing primarily for your own benefit. That is important, and can result in better, and more visceral storytelling.

I took a pass, and recopied the story into the standard Wiki format. I hope that this didn't screw anything up, and the edit can always be undone anyway. There are a few spelling issues in there, some seem like autocorrects, and one or two gramar issues, but other than that, the forat is pretty good. Maybe go take a quick look back through it when you get a minute. Aside from that, the ending comes on a bit suddenly. However, that sort of fits with the stream-of-consciousness writing style of the piece.

I sincerely hope that you are in a better place now than the child protagonist of this story was. I'm quite a bit older, but have had my own issues with self-harm, they can be hard to conquer, and I hope you have made, or are making steps toward getting past that plague. I've rambled on as usual, but I hope that this review was of some help, or at least, not discouraging.