I began writing this blog not only to entertain people with stories, both non-fiction and fiction, but also as a way to explore myself. I am using this as a tool to dig into memories that I have buried in the recesses of my mind so that I can come to a better understanding of who I am and what I am.
The non-fiction stories that the reader will read here are based on fact. The problem is that my memory is not one hundred per cent and so a few of the details may be wrong. I suspect that some of the people who read read these entries and find themselves as part of the story may have a different remembrance of the events than I do. That is fine with me. As I said this is an exploratory exercise.
I also do some intentional exaggeration of some of the events for the benefit of keeping the stories entertaining for the readers who do not know of me and my life. I feel that if I simply recited facts of events it would quickly grow boring and I would lose readers that I am happy to have reading my material. If no one were reading what I write I feel I would be losing out on half of why I am writing.
I enjoy writing. I enjoy making up stories and telling stories that are true with a little twist to them.
So when I say a story is non-fiction it doesn't mean that it is exactly how things happened. I did not keep notes or a journal of my life and so in trying to recreate it here, I feel a certain amount of license to stretch the truth just a tad.
Please continue to read and enjoy the blog. I find it fun to write and to entertain as well as finding out about myself. I love the fact that people are reading it and I sincerely hope that those of you who enjoy reading it continue to do so.
Thank you for your patience, your readership and loyalty to the blog.
Bill Clark
You? Exaggerate? Really? Wow.....who would have thunkit? :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your writing....write on, Bill, write on! Love you.