You know that feeling when you’re scrolling through social media, seeing all these writers sharing their “amazing life experiences,” and you’re thinking, “My life is just ordinary chaos. Who wants to read about my commute disasters or my kid’s meltdown at the grocery store?”

But here’s the thing: that everyday chaos you’re living? It’s absolute gold for creative writing.

The truth is, readers don’t connect with perfect lives, they connect with the messy, relatable, wonderfully chaotic moments t...