Tools - Suffering

If you're suffering for any reason, that can be a tool for a writer. There are several ways it can be a tool:

1) You can write about the suffering itself.
2) You can write about how the suffering came to be.
3) You can write about how the suffering can end (or has ended)
4) You can sometimes even use your suffering as an excuse to write. It's a form of therapy you may NEED to get past the suffering.
5) You can write about how you could have avoided the suffering.
6) You can write about how others can avoid the suffering you experienced.

I don't advocate going out and seeking trouble just to write about it. There are enough opportunities to find it without looking. But if you have a problem that is making you unhappy, it can be transformed into a positive thing.