Writers often want to know what makes writing good. They think it's all about flowery language and clever turns of phrase or plot twists nobody saw coming. All those things are good, but there's one thing that too many writers overlook: truth.
Yup. Truth in writing is one of the least valued attributes and probably one of the least understood. I mean, we can argue all day about what truth even means. Don't get too caught up in those arguments. The sky is blue, grass is (usually) green, and there are a handful of fundamental truths that propel human nature throughout generations.
Love. Violence. Sex. Death. Family. Fairness. Justice. Injustice. The hereafter.
The list goes on. There are way more truths than I could compile in a blog post.
Ever wonder why people still fawn over classic movies like Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and Citizen Kane? Because these movies are rooted in truths that transcend generations, technology, and cultural shifts.
Can you write a screenplay without any deep truth? Yes. But why would you?
People are hungry for truth. Find the truth in your story and nurture that truth, whatever it may be.
How? Figuring that out is what separates the professionals from the wannabes.
-The Illiterate Writer
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