Saami, this absolutely called me out in the best way possible. Your point about productive avoidance hit me like a ton of bricks. It is so easy to hide behind the excuse of serving the reader with a neat, well-crafted piece, while entirely avoiding the terrifying, messy topics we actually need to address. The idea that the reader is just an alibi to keep our most honest, high-stakes writing locked in a drawer is a brilliant and challenging perspective. Thank you for this necessary push to stop orbiting our fears, drop the cover story, and finally write the pieces that actually cost us something to put on the page.
Hi, that's a thought provoking read. Yes there are some things I'm avoiding, and procrastinating about, that's true I know, however...
Although I always think their must be many readers who will be interested in what I like to write about, I have for a long time believed that for any artist, writer or performer, that one should never try to. people please. Never aim for what you think they will love and admire, instead, do and create what you love, follow YOUR curiousity, create YOUR masterpiece, whatever you create it should be YOU who thoroughly enjoy it, be your authentic self following your hearts natural passion and direction, and then the right people, who are meant to will find it. Because really, think about it, if you arent alive and excited , and if what you're writing doesn't feel real and alive and exciting to YOU, then how could your reader possibly feel any different. To be authentic, is to out yourself first.
Saami, this absolutely called me out in the best way possible. Your point about productive avoidance hit me like a ton of bricks. It is so easy to hide behind the excuse of serving the reader with a neat, well-crafted piece, while entirely avoiding the terrifying, messy topics we actually need to address. The idea that the reader is just an alibi to keep our most honest, high-stakes writing locked in a drawer is a brilliant and challenging perspective. Thank you for this necessary push to stop orbiting our fears, drop the cover story, and finally write the pieces that actually cost us something to put on the page.
And what are you avoiding? 😉
Hi, that's a thought provoking read. Yes there are some things I'm avoiding, and procrastinating about, that's true I know, however...
Although I always think their must be many readers who will be interested in what I like to write about, I have for a long time believed that for any artist, writer or performer, that one should never try to. people please. Never aim for what you think they will love and admire, instead, do and create what you love, follow YOUR curiousity, create YOUR masterpiece, whatever you create it should be YOU who thoroughly enjoy it, be your authentic self following your hearts natural passion and direction, and then the right people, who are meant to will find it. Because really, think about it, if you arent alive and excited , and if what you're writing doesn't feel real and alive and exciting to YOU, then how could your reader possibly feel any different. To be authentic, is to out yourself first.
Have a great day.!!