Interesting post. I think a lot more folks write from personal experience (even in a fandom where they have little to do with the character they're writing) and even Mary Sue more than they'd ever admit.
I know I once upon a time got through a very brief but painful period of depression by starting and writing a massive story where I was clearly one of the main characters. The good thing is, I was open about that, I was open about why I was doing it, and I spared her (me) nothing in the telling. Because of that, I received a lot of support, and is probably why my depression was - at least in part - so brief.
I'm thinking you're right in that "needing" to write got your creativity flowing and now you're just continuing on even though you don't really need the release any longer.
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Date: 2011-04-08 08:15 pm (UTC)I know I once upon a time got through a very brief but painful period of depression by starting and writing a massive story where I was clearly one of the main characters. The good thing is, I was open about that, I was open about why I was doing it, and I spared her (me) nothing in the telling. Because of that, I received a lot of support, and is probably why my depression was - at least in part - so brief.
I'm thinking you're right in that "needing" to write got your creativity flowing and now you're just continuing on even though you don't really need the release any longer.
And we're all fortunate for it!