Thread:WorshipperOfTheOldReligion/@comment-4062486-20120916190521/@comment-4062486-20120920133325

Yes! Writing in general is the best way to express yourself. Some emotions and parts of life are so hard to express with a drawing or a painting, or even with music. Although even words can fail to express some emotions, they still give us much more tools to express ourself with.

Also, I agree with you that it is truly amazing to see how a writers work expresses his life. The examples you made were all very good (and also very true). I myself already see how my work tells the story of my life: for example,I have had issues with my mother all my life, which is why mothers in general stand out in my books and the topic of how a mother should be is discussed in at least one of my books. It's like with J.K. Rowling whose father has been absent from her life: it is also visible in the Harry Potter books already because Harry has a lot of father figures in his life (Dumbledore, Sirius, Hagrid, Arthur etc).

Writers are definitely like psychologists. They explore the mind of a character and analyze his/her feelings and reactions etc. Analyzing the characters and developing them is one of my favorite parts in writing. I also hope to write my bachelor thesis about characters, particulary about antagonists (by comparing two antagonists in two books).

Currently I am in the class called "Writer and his time". Isn't it interesting that some writers have written in completely different style that other writers of their time? I sure think it is, especially since I am a person who likes to differ from others.