“Starting the blog was a way for me to generate this nonfiction first-person voice naturally, gradually, without feeling performance anxiety. It felt a bit like keeping journals when I was younger, but connecting to an instant readership without having to wait for publication made it also immediately satisfying.” WayFirstsPersonsMadeFeelingsFeltBitsWaitingVoiceAnxietyPerformancesStartingMade ItInstantSatisfyingNonfictionJournalConnectingBlogsPublicationFirst PersonReadershipKeeping A JournalPerformance Anxiety Author:Kate Christensen
“Another benefit is that the more I blog, the more I maintain and develop a first-person voice, which translates into a much greater ease with writing personal essays.” WritingFirstsPersonsVoiceGreaterBenefitsEaseTranslateEssaysBlogsFirst PersonPersonal Essays Author:Kate Christensen
“The pressure to be thin, which causes guilt and obsessiveness around food, is terrible and starts so early. For me, it started at sixteen when I left home and gained weight for the first time and was told by a slightly older boy, out of the blue, that I was "too plump." The shock of that lasted a good long time.” FirstsLongHomeLeftCausesBoysTerribleLong TimeFirst TimeWeightPressureBlueGuiltShockSixteenGood Long Author:Kate Christensen
“I had to detach myself from myself, if that makes any sense, to conjure an authentic first-person voice. In that sense, it was similar to writing a first-person novel. But I was writing about real people, not fictional ones - myself, my family, my friends and boyfriends and ex-husband, and that was extremely tricky.” PeopleIfsWritingFirstsPersonsRealVoiceNovelHusbandMy FriendsMy FamilyExesTrickyFirst PersonEx Husband Author:Kate Christensen
