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Passionate Accurate Story
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There are lots of writing guides out there; some are useful for points of craft, others focus on the “spiritual journey” of writing, and others are quirky and fascinating reads in their own right. But none that I’ve read (and I’ve read a lot of them) are quite like Carol Bly’s “The Passionate, Accurate Story.” What Bly brings to the writing-book shelf is a fierce sense of morality. Writing for Bly is not merely about expressing oneself, or even about creating literary art (though she has deep respect for art as a thing larger than ourselves); for Bly, writing is a moral act, and fiction must be built on strong ethical ground. Before even beginning to write a story, Bly urges us to compose a “Values Listing,” a written record of the things that are most important to us. And throughout the writing process–in the sketchy, secret first draft, through the crafting of structure and plot, in the imagining of character and setting–we are to return to this list and ensure that our work remains grounded in it. If we stray from our Values Listing, and start to let our stories lose their moral center, then all the fine craft and careful words will not give them life.
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