Navigating the Complexities of Personal Relationships in Writing

Here’s what I learned from Long Live The Tribe Of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden:

• First lines should make the reader curious to read more. They can be surprising, specific, and/or present a conflict.

• It’s important to stay in moments longer by going deeper with details and going on tangents that add context. 

• Write unsparingly about yourself to get the reader to root for you—without disclaimers. 

• Write about complicated characters in your life by sharing stories that show their different sides.