Write your own story

A few weeks ago I unearthed something that I thought was amazing: my Onedrive account. Now to many, this was something you used and saw frequently, but to me, I had not seen these documents since I used them in the seventh grade. As one would, I spent an hour or two on a Sunday afternoon going through each and every document. I found some old Wordmasters definitions (these helped with my in class essay), but I also found some non-school assigned writings. After reading them more closely, I realized these were the beginnings of novels I had attempted to write. Looking back, I’m not exactly who told me that my writing was as worthy as Natalie from the School Story by Andrew Clements (my favorite book at the time), but I’m glad I decided to close that phase in my life. 

Anyway, one of the stories was about a trip to 7/11 (coincidentally right next to my middle school) and after I continued reading I found the name of my close friend in capital letters, realizing I meant to change this to a “real character name” later on. In conclusion, this story was a complete duplicate of memory from the beginning of sixth grade. My life at the time was not very eventful but I thought that I could glamorize it through my own writing, as many authors of memoirs do in real life. 

After finishing a new book, I used to head over to Google and scroll through Wikipedia pages of the author, trying to find more to read, but I would often end up finding connections between the author and the book itself. Almost always, there was a clear connection between the author’s life story and the plot of the book. So though every story may be the same, it’s obvious that the intent is never the same. Each author puts their own meaning to each story, which is why we never get bored of reading books. For professors who overanalyze every story, it’s clear why each book may end up the same, but if you read for stories, to immerse yourself in other’s lives, then you will realize that each story is not the same, just as each author’s story is different.