Personal Reflection (Memoirs of Madness Edition)
We like to think writing is an act of control — that we build worlds one word at a time, bending them to our will. But the truth is far less divine. Sometimes we stumble into a story by accident, and other times it drags us down a flight of stairs just to show us who’s really in charge.
That’s the part no one warns you about — the loss of authorship. The realization that the page doesn’t belong to you once the ink starts moving. You can’t force honesty; it bleeds out when it’s ready.
Maybe the act of falling — of tripping over what we meant to write — is where the real work begins. That’s when the masks crack, when the ghosts step forward, when the story stops pretending to be art and starts confessing its truth.
The best stories don’t wait for our permission. They just want us to be brave enough to stay on the floor long enough to listen.
Reflective Prompt for Readers
What stories have you stumbled into — the ones that weren’t part of the plan but somehow revealed a truth you didn’t know you were carrying?
Memoirs of Madness 
This is beautifully written — that part about “the loss of authorship” really hits deep. It’s so true that sometimes stories write us instead of the other way around. Such a reflective piece — it makes you stop and think about how honesty finds its own way onto the page.
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thank you
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I’m sitting on that story right this minute, Mangus. It was my first full full length fiction, and though it’s not yet published, I know it will be. The story came to me just as you said… I fell into it! I’ll never be the same, and it was by accident… a happy one! Hugs
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Let’s see that bad boy
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I have to find an agent. I want this manuscript to go to one of the more traditional publishing houses, but they only take submissions from agents… ugh.
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I won’t bore you with my tales of submitting. 😱 Yes, an agent can get you through those impenetrable doors. I think Writer’s Market is still the best place to get current agent listings and submission guidelines. Good luck!! If you decide submitting is not for you and want to find readers who will read and interact with you and your work, I recommend WordPress. It’s been so good (both stimulating and validating) for me personally to be on this platform🙂
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Lol! Honey, most of my fellow bloggers probably feel pressed to read all of what I right, as it is… hugs
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I’m always on the search for full length novels published on WordPress, just ‘cause that’s what I’m doing and I want to support others who are willing to do the same.
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Those are the best ones, aren’t they? The stories you don’t chase—because they hunt you instead. You don’t outline them at first, you survive them. They rearrange things. How you listen. How you see. How you move through the day.
The fact that it found you when you weren’t looking isn’t an accident. It’s recognition.
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