Begin a draft with the statement, "Before I leave, I want to tell you..." This helps direct the writing toward a specific person or audience [5].
For many authors, the act of writing a confession serves to "set the spirit free" from lingering guilt, anxiety, or depression [11, 24]. Confessepub
In storytelling, a good confession scene relies on "staying in character"—a character's admission should feel like a natural, albeit difficult, extension of their personality [38]. Begin a draft with the statement, "Before I