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Last month, my husband and I were blindsided by the sudden illness and death of our dear little girl, Sadie.
Sadie was our youngest cat, and those of you that have been reading my blog for awhile might remember my talking about bringing her home just about a year ago. It was difficult to focus on my writing while tending to our little girl who seemed to be getting sicker by the moment. It was not easy to put her to sleep, but I found that once I was on the other side of the loss, it impacted my writing.
My current WiP is about a girl who is recovering from the loss of her father. Does the loss of a cat compare to the loss of a parent? Of course not. But it was a loss nonetheless, and and it was sudden, just like the loss my protagonist suffers in my novel. The emotion I felt helped propel my writing to a deeper place that I'm not sure I would have been able to reach without her passing.
Has a life event impacted your writing-for better or worse?
Sorry to hear about your little one. I would be heart broken. My cat is my third child. Yes, I let my life intrude in my writing from time to time.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to lose a pet, they worm their ways into our hearts and plonk themselves there refusing to budge. My life impacts on my writing by getting the way of me getting any words done. If I could live in a void I'd have plenty of time to write - but then, I'd have nothing to write about.
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@ J.L.-It was very difficult, but I tried to take positive out of the experience. I'm glad she got to spend the eleven months of her life with us.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's so sad, I'm really sorry about your cat. I know it would be hard for me to lose mine. My life does intrude on my writing, judging on my mood. I do find that after watching a depressing movie or reading a depressing book, my writing tends to be more depressing.
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