[stylist] Writing prompt: Finding the good in the villain

[Chris Kuell]

Hi Bridgit,

Thanks for sharing this piece with us. You don't say, but since the main 
character's name is the same as yours, I'm assuming this is non-fiction. And 
while it is long, it's not really long enough to fully explore both you and 
your mother's feelings and emotions around firstly your depression, and 
secondly your battle with the unknown virus. Add the complexity of a 
mother-daughter relationship, and I think you're going to need an entire 
novel to do it justice. Nice job with this limited space, though.

You do shift POV in this exercise, which I found jarring. You start out in 
third person from the mother's perspective, then kind of shift to omnicient 
with the interactions with the nurse, then settle on first person from your 
perspective, wich I think works best. If you were to pursue this--which I 
think is a worthwhile, if difficult, endeavor--I'd recommend some outlining 
so the narrative moves in a consistent direction.

chris