August IWSG: Conflicted Writing

Have you ever written something that afterwards you felt conflicted about? Did you leave it alone, remove, or rewrite it? 

It's that time again to gather together as writers and blog about our writing insecurities. The following post was written for the IWSG monthly blogging event created by author Alex J Cavanaugh. Alex's awesome co-hosts for this month are Kate Larkinsdale, Diane Burton, Janet Alcorn, and Shannon Lawrence! Please visit Alex and our cohosts. 

The intro above is also this month’s optional question: Have you ever written something that afterwards you felt conflicted about? If so, did you let it stay how it was, take it out, or rewrite it?

Absolutely! I’ve done all of the above. As writers we are free to think and write what stews in our brain. However, just like when I tell myself that everything I think does not need to be said, the same might need to apply to writing stories. 

One book I COULD NOT HAVE WRITTEN was The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I think it’s a well-written story, but it did haunt me a while.

Also, when animals are harmed in a story, I can’t handle that either. I know, I know. There is Bambi. The first of a lifetime of hard stories. Somebody had to write them. 

Teresa