Knowing yourself
During the past two or three years I have been involved in a study programme that will allow me, through time, to work as a counsellor, the studying process has allowed me the opportunity to get to know myself, This sound fairly bonkers, does anyone truly know himself?
Probably not, however I do believe that I have learned who I am in so much as I know where I have come from, what I believe, what I care about in the world, what makes me happy and what makes me sad. In these respects knowledge is a valuable tool.
How does this transfer into the story telling process?
Well I suppose it lets me realise that it is a good thing to be able to be self-critical and also to be aware of what I feel that I am capable of doing well. Honesty about oneself is surely a good way of exerting an element of critical evaluation about the written word. If its rubbish its rubbish, and although I may think that something is good enough, maybe a reader may think differently, because, surely it is the opinion of the reader that is important. Once the stories complete its in the lap of the universe with regards to positive and negative critique. I just hope that I know myself as well as I think I do, and I am not a wannabe delusional numpty!
Probably not, however I do believe that I have learned who I am in so much as I know where I have come from, what I believe, what I care about in the world, what makes me happy and what makes me sad. In these respects knowledge is a valuable tool.
How does this transfer into the story telling process?
Well I suppose it lets me realise that it is a good thing to be able to be self-critical and also to be aware of what I feel that I am capable of doing well. Honesty about oneself is surely a good way of exerting an element of critical evaluation about the written word. If its rubbish its rubbish, and although I may think that something is good enough, maybe a reader may think differently, because, surely it is the opinion of the reader that is important. Once the stories complete its in the lap of the universe with regards to positive and negative critique. I just hope that I know myself as well as I think I do, and I am not a wannabe delusional numpty!
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