Oh, all of the feels here - time spent pouring words out over paper, fingers dancing over the keyboard. But I have come to find (at this ripe old stage of life) that it is worth it… knowing that work I've done is out there, regardless of who reads it… it is enough. I'm still writing. Still creating. Still an active participant in my own making.
And as le Carre once penned, “There is no such thing as a secure writer: every novel is an impossible mountain” that mountain could be anything - a writer’s block - should you believe in them, hesitancy on sharing, editing, impostor syndrome, trying to get published, attempting to make sales - it's not just one mountain…. It's a range.
Absolutely. In The Pigeon Tunnel documentary, Le Carré says he feels at ease with calling himself a writer. I don't, not publicly, because there's an expectation among others; what have you written?
But yeah, it's a lot. And from what I gather, it never ends.
I can't stop thinking about this piece--about persistence, "success," goals, what it means to be a creative and a writer...when to keep pushing and when (and if!) to ever call it. Phew! This is intense, Det. Allison!!
Oh, all of the feels here - time spent pouring words out over paper, fingers dancing over the keyboard. But I have come to find (at this ripe old stage of life) that it is worth it… knowing that work I've done is out there, regardless of who reads it… it is enough. I'm still writing. Still creating. Still an active participant in my own making.
And as le Carre once penned, “There is no such thing as a secure writer: every novel is an impossible mountain” that mountain could be anything - a writer’s block - should you believe in them, hesitancy on sharing, editing, impostor syndrome, trying to get published, attempting to make sales - it's not just one mountain…. It's a range.
Absolutely. In The Pigeon Tunnel documentary, Le Carré says he feels at ease with calling himself a writer. I don't, not publicly, because there's an expectation among others; what have you written?
But yeah, it's a lot. And from what I gather, it never ends.
I can't stop thinking about this piece--about persistence, "success," goals, what it means to be a creative and a writer...when to keep pushing and when (and if!) to ever call it. Phew! This is intense, Det. Allison!!
Hi Jason,
We shared space in Rock and a Hard Place Issue 7. I would like to email you. Please suggest a way. Jim Guigli jimguigli@sbcglobal.net