I once wrote a short story about a clinically depressed teen seeing the angel of death and then embracing death (dies) and someone said "I like that it's about death and depression and understanding but I don't like how you used an angel in the story"
Me: IDGAF
Conversely, being a publisher is like “we could publish this brilliant book by a new/little known author, but instead we’re going to publish this terrible celebrity shite and act surprised when it sells poorly and we don’t recoup the enormous advance we paid to secure the rights”
If it helps, being a writer is like "Here's every piece of information that you need to dissect me as a person, please read it" and then people don't... so in other words I would like to support my artist friends, you're all awesome.
There used to be a website called Rate My Puppy, you'd enter a number out of 10 for each pic a proud owner had posted. Dogs I loved got 10 & EVERYONE else got 9 - 'cos 9 is the minimum any dog should score. Same with writers, a book is a book, minimum 9 out of 10 (except Boris Johnson - nil point).
I genuinely curious; what do you think of writers who use a description of an action such as “he/she inclines their head”, every couple to few pages.
I found it to be very distracting and would pull me out of the flow. Do you know why this happens?
I forgot to thank you for this interesting article you sent me talking exactly about the questions I asked. It was very interesting to read. So thank you for that.
“Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.” -Vonnegut https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kurt-vonnegut-xavier-letter_n_4964532
"Amazon delivered it an hour later than I'd have liked so I was at work when it arrived. I wouldn't be able to read it until this weekend anyway, but still. One star."
What I personally do: "people's opinions on my work don't define my worth as an artist" whenever I post mid/bad stuff while letting the dopamine hit full on whenever I post something people mildly like
I can understand putting my heart into my work and when my expectations are not met, having a broken heart.
I have recovered from my heart being broken numerous times.
But I think I have always protected my soul from my work.
Maybe because I fear I might not recover from a broken soul.
Understand, but see it differently.
I write because something is in my head, and it must out.
Very much like painting.
Its flattering to a point when people like it, but not that important.
But then, i dont have to make a living off it.
Here my image of afterlife, just for myself.
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If your writing works
it is a good education
If your writing doesn’t work
it is a good education
A writer’s soul is grateful for the attention of any reader.
To successfully connect with them is a rare extra.
Me: IDGAF
As for soul, some (too many) humans don't have any at all.
If I'm going to react to a book on line, it'll be at least a few sentences and often much more than that.
Nor will I say a book is good or bad. It will always be framed as "This is my reaction; YMMV."
https://bsky.app/profile/satyr-icon.bsky.social/post/3lnvobstugk2f
I found it to be very distracting and would pull me out of the flow. Do you know why this happens?
https://darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/beyond-shrugged-shoulders
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kurt-vonnegut-xavier-letter_n_4964532
Bad news: People are reading your book! 😱
The gift and the curse
(Budumpump!)
Because in reality someone can have a beautiful soul but not be able to express it for lack of ability to write well
I have recovered from my heart being broken numerous times.
But I think I have always protected my soul from my work.
Maybe because I fear I might not recover from a broken soul.
🤔
I write because something is in my head, and it must out.
Very much like painting.
Its flattering to a point when people like it, but not that important.
But then, i dont have to make a living off it.
Here my image of afterlife, just for myself.
for Ph.Ds its both "heres a decade" and "please tell me Im not shite"