We read a thousand books to glean a thousand morsels with which to discern, devise, design, and, in practice, implement our own life philosophy.
If we choose to write, said philosophy emerges directly…
Tag: writing
There have been stretches of time in my life when days were very long, and I was very exhausted from work. I love that, for a time. But it inevitably reverts to this default structure, covering the essentials… and I do believe that it is enough.
It feels true to me that we write primarily for ourselves, whether it’s poetry, prose, a script for stage or screen, lyrics for music or text for commercial copy. We are ultimately the ones to satiate and to fulfil; we will read it (repeatedly), listen to it (a lot), or be subject to its repercussions once released out into the world.
We had a good talk today.
If you want to be a writer, go and get a day job — or start a business or a hustle, so you can eat and maybe afford a roof over your head.