First chapter of my book

[Guest]

Yeah. Agreed. However, that gut-wrenching feeling is something I avoid. At one time, I would have a panic attack every time I got close to THINKING about Mormonism. After I was told that LDS were primarily responsible for what had happened, it took at least six months before I could specify who "they" were.

People here have been mystified about where I am coming from, psychologically, because I am nevermo. Quasi experienced about the closest to what I experienced, and that was relatively mild.

It can be terribly troubling on the one hand,

I hesitate to express what and why I experienced it, becuse of the reaction from the radical faction. They react, then I react back with anger. Not the way to go. I have to write fairly clinical, because I don't want to get into TBM-ish thinking, with whining (think why me). It is repulsive.

[_MCB]

My son just posted:

Hey, I think there is such a thing as too much information. Keep it simple.

[_Dr. Shades]

I never realized that people might not be able to think with my mind when they read what I write!!

That's the very first lesson that one absolutely MUST learn on the road to becoming a good writer.

Pulled some emotional stuff out that I was not ready to express when I first wrote it.

In the future, you must get ready to express it BEFORE you put fingers to keyboard. 100% ready. When writing, you may hold nothing back.

However, that gut-wrenching feeling is something I avoid.

The "gut-wrenching feeling" is the very thing that'll translate your writing into good writing. If you avoid it, you'll avoid becoming a great writer.

I hesitate to express what and why I experienced it, becuse of the reaction from the radical faction.

Remember, you're not writing to the radical faction. You're writing to your readers.

[_MCB]

Good points. Too many educators are desperately trying to stay politically correct by ignoring all the issues. That is one reason why during job-hunting season I apply to everything available in the state. Of course, in this state, there is still the memory of the Strangite invasion, so it is much safer.