Well, I'm going to give this another go.
I'm at school right now, working on my thesis (actually I have a meeting with my thesis advisor in about an hour). I'm writing what's called a bildungsroman, or the psychological journey a protagonist goes on when transforming from childhood to adulthood. Let me tell you what: it's harder than it sounds.
As my title says, I've had to make a moral commitment to honesty in my writing. You know what, that's a lot harder than it sounds, as most people cannot be honest with themselves about most things. And not only do I have to admit things I've done, I have to admit things I feel and I have to do it publicly.
After spending time in South Africa, it all came to me: I'm no longer a child. And so I've started this project. We'll see how it goes.
honesty is hard
ReplyDeleteThat's for true. I've spent a good deal of my short life pretending about a lot of things; it's so difficult to actually force myself to be honest.
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