SimLit Celebrations and Discussions

"AdamsEve1231;15303267" wrote:

"friendsfan367;15302652" wrote:

"AdamsEve1231;15302413" wrote:
You're absolutely doing this right, @friendsfan367. Anyone who wants to write about Sims stories they enjoy are welcome here. You can also share about your experiences writing SimLit and playing the game and how it relates to life. I, for one, would love to hear how writing the Benders has impacted your life and how you've grown as a writer, because I've witnessed this process somewhat and it's awesome! :)

well i cry more. as you know i wasn't intending to write about divorce. and i guess the impact is it sometimes it takes me a few days and posts to get everything right ,and because i never experienced divorce personnally so i want to take more time and get things right.

Aww... that's awesome. I think it's good and healthy you let yourself cry. Sometimes I think people often get told not to cry and to shy away from painful subjects, but I love how so many Simmers are writing beautiful stories that move us to tears and are writing about painful and difficult things like divorce and trauma. I love how we take SimLit seriously because it has meaning and purpose to us and we hope others will share in that too.

I haven't personally been divorced, but I'm a child of divorced parents and let me just say all the stuff that you're writing @friendsfan367 is so authentic and the pain feels real and these are things that people need to talk about and deal with and admit to. The next part is under spoilers because I don't want to reveal details about the story for those who haven't read it yet.

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I especially liked the chapter where Ayden admitted his side of the story and why he cheated and what it felt like to be cheated on. For him to admit all those things is so courageous and beautiful and inspiring. We need to confront our deepest, darkest selves and the pain and the ugly and the mess to truly live and heal and move on. Ayden is doing this and that is inspiring. :)

How about others of you? How has SimLit inspired you? How has SimLit helped you process emotions? What stories have you resonated with and why?

Right now, I'm incredibly inspired by @DeiraShadeweaver .... it's funny, because my Goofy Love inspired her to write her new TS4 legacy in a "Simmers' Commentary" rambling style, and her style is inspiring me to start a new section of my blog called "Author's Notes." I really miss having a place where I can share all the thoughts I have about life while Simming, the way I did in Goofy Love, so I'm hoping this new section does that for me...

I'm also very inspired by her other stories, too.

And I'm inspired by @Thymeless 's stories, also.

My list will get very long very soon, so I'm going to stop here for now (because I've got a chapter to post before bed) and then come back another time to talk about how @friendsfan367 inspires me and to also share about how SimLit helps me process emotions...

Great topics!