Writers themselves don't analyze what they do; to analyze would be to look down while crossing a canyon on a tightrope.
Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.
A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.
in writing, sex doesn't matter; it's the writing that matters.
My answer is: Recognize yourself in others
A desert is a place without expectation.