This piece seems like a journey of self-discovery.
Glad you realized before the end of the piece that "no story is wasted." All knowledge has currency...
FYI: even "professional writers" have typos. Ever read the NYT and WashPost lately?
BTW: I never judge or compare myself to anyone...writers included. However, the only way I know to improve my craft as a writer is to do what the incomparable David Sedaris said about how he started: "At night, I read & reread the handful of books....and eventually, out of boredom as much as anything else, I started to write myself. It wasn't much at first: character sketches, accounts of my day, parodies of articles in the alumni newsletter. Then, in time, I became more ambitious and began crafting little stories about my family....and in time, I completed an entire book, which was subsequently published." he didn't judge or compare. He just learned from the Masters.
But I digress.
Now, to answer your question about the obstacles to honest writing: may I refer you to one of Muriel Rukeyser's famous lines: "What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open."
Thank you for the beautiful post last week and for this one. Here for it 🙏
Thank you, friend ❤️
This piece seems like a journey of self-discovery.
Glad you realized before the end of the piece that "no story is wasted." All knowledge has currency...
FYI: even "professional writers" have typos. Ever read the NYT and WashPost lately?
BTW: I never judge or compare myself to anyone...writers included. However, the only way I know to improve my craft as a writer is to do what the incomparable David Sedaris said about how he started: "At night, I read & reread the handful of books....and eventually, out of boredom as much as anything else, I started to write myself. It wasn't much at first: character sketches, accounts of my day, parodies of articles in the alumni newsletter. Then, in time, I became more ambitious and began crafting little stories about my family....and in time, I completed an entire book, which was subsequently published." he didn't judge or compare. He just learned from the Masters.
But I digress.
Now, to answer your question about the obstacles to honest writing: may I refer you to one of Muriel Rukeyser's famous lines: "What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open."
This quote is everything! Thank you, May ❤️