Post by athornontherose on Dec 1, 2008 19:28:25 GMT -5
Although I'm not sure where exactly I'm going with this yet, I've decided that I want to write a book about suicide. However, this won't be the usual book with cliché "you can recover" phrases, redundant information, or impersonal statistics. I plan to make it real, raw, and unedited, featuring even the most controversial viewpoints about suicide. This is because I feel that among the books about suicide, there is a shortage of realistic thinking. Many books concerning the topic of suicide are very one-sided and simply do not include the whole story. They provide many resources to those that wish to get help, but the trouble is there are still a percentage of people that are not helped by these resources because of the secrecy of such suicidal thoughts. So, they hide within themselves, only exposed to what is “normal” to think about taking such an action and often have increased feelings of guilt. The dry bleakness of these books about suicide, tend to leave the suicidal person feeling even more misunderstood than he/she began to feel. In my opinion these books, although well-intended, don’t seem to make a suicidal person actually consider all aspects of the situation. I imagine my project to be extensive and contain a collection of several things from many different people about this topic. Hopefully, exploring different viewpoints on this issue will prove extremely helpful in a suicidal person’s final decision.
The goals of this book would be:
1.To raise awareness about the different though-processes that goes into suicide and suicidal thoughts. Not too sugar-coat things or leave them out because it is “too dangerous” to “put ideas into people’s heads.” (Trust me, a suicidal person most likely already has these ideas.)
2.To unlock new perspectives on suicide that often does not get a voice. It is more dangerous to withhold these perspectives than it is to explore them and challenge them.
3.To encourage the choice to live rather than the obligation to live.
4.To comfort others in the fact that they are not alone, nor are they crazy for their thoughts.
My idea is pretty rough so far, but currently, I imagine the book to be two parts.
Part 1 (non-fiction) would include:
1.Nonfiction stories and poetry about suicide.
2.Real stories about those who overcame their depression as well as those who didn’t.
3.The effects suicide has on not just the individual, but their loved ones.
4.A detailed look inside both pro- and anti-suicide and reasons people feel that way.
5.Persuasive essays about the opposing viewpoints on suicide as well as in-depth analysis of the flaws in their logic.
6.Misconceptions about suicide written by those who have experienced suicidal situations themselves.
Part 2 (fiction) would include:
1.Satirical stories/poems to prove a certain point or several points about suicide.
2.Any type of creative writing that shows an interesting perspective about suicide or the life of a suicidal person.
3.Untrue stories about things that either might actually happen or extreme ideas in order to convey a certain point.
4.Pretty much all that the non-fiction includes, except the essays, unless there is some secret way to write a fiction essay that I’m unaware of.
So, far that’s pretty much the whole of my idea. It is pretty flexible and the working titles of this project are “Considering Suicide? Read this first.”, "Tales Untold: The Secrets of Suicide" or “Perspectives on Suicide.” If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this project, PLEASE let me know. Also, if you think you would like to contribute or have anything either fiction or non-fiction that you’d like to submit, I would love to read it. In addition, if you are reading this, find yourself intrigued, and wish to collaborate with me on this project; I would graciously appreciate the help.
Thanks for reading. Feedback is greatly appreciated.
The goals of this book would be:
1.To raise awareness about the different though-processes that goes into suicide and suicidal thoughts. Not too sugar-coat things or leave them out because it is “too dangerous” to “put ideas into people’s heads.” (Trust me, a suicidal person most likely already has these ideas.)
2.To unlock new perspectives on suicide that often does not get a voice. It is more dangerous to withhold these perspectives than it is to explore them and challenge them.
3.To encourage the choice to live rather than the obligation to live.
4.To comfort others in the fact that they are not alone, nor are they crazy for their thoughts.
My idea is pretty rough so far, but currently, I imagine the book to be two parts.
Part 1 (non-fiction) would include:
1.Nonfiction stories and poetry about suicide.
2.Real stories about those who overcame their depression as well as those who didn’t.
3.The effects suicide has on not just the individual, but their loved ones.
4.A detailed look inside both pro- and anti-suicide and reasons people feel that way.
5.Persuasive essays about the opposing viewpoints on suicide as well as in-depth analysis of the flaws in their logic.
6.Misconceptions about suicide written by those who have experienced suicidal situations themselves.
Part 2 (fiction) would include:
1.Satirical stories/poems to prove a certain point or several points about suicide.
2.Any type of creative writing that shows an interesting perspective about suicide or the life of a suicidal person.
3.Untrue stories about things that either might actually happen or extreme ideas in order to convey a certain point.
4.Pretty much all that the non-fiction includes, except the essays, unless there is some secret way to write a fiction essay that I’m unaware of.
So, far that’s pretty much the whole of my idea. It is pretty flexible and the working titles of this project are “Considering Suicide? Read this first.”, "Tales Untold: The Secrets of Suicide" or “Perspectives on Suicide.” If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this project, PLEASE let me know. Also, if you think you would like to contribute or have anything either fiction or non-fiction that you’d like to submit, I would love to read it. In addition, if you are reading this, find yourself intrigued, and wish to collaborate with me on this project; I would graciously appreciate the help.
Thanks for reading. Feedback is greatly appreciated.