I like the feeling behind it. Also it seems that being in the creative brain is so different from the brain that wants recognition and a pat on the head.
Yes, indeed. Maybe you already read this excellent essay? It was making the nuthouse* rounds this week.
“That is, how easy it is to let the desire to be published (and by extension obsessed over by name-brand agents, editors, and publishing houses) completely outstrip the act of writing a good book.” - Carmen Maria Machado
It’s a humbling essay by her!
I like the feeling behind it. Also it seems that being in the creative brain is so different from the brain that wants recognition and a pat on the head.
Yes, indeed. Maybe you already read this excellent essay? It was making the nuthouse* rounds this week.
“That is, how easy it is to let the desire to be published (and by extension obsessed over by name-brand agents, editors, and publishing houses) completely outstrip the act of writing a good book.” - Carmen Maria Machado
https://carmenmariamachado.substack.com/p/on-writing-and-the-business-of-writing?r=7kshz&s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct
*social media / Twatter :)
That was perfect! Thanks for the link, great read.