I'm finally realizing and accepting that this is who I am.
I picked up a book Saturday because I liked the cover, the back of a person's head with hot pink hair and massive headphones. It's called 'Hairstyles of the Damned.' But I bought it because of one of the quotes on the back cover:
"Judging by his latest novel, Meno is a romantic at heart. Not the greeting card kind, or the Harlequin paperback version, but the type who thinks, deep down, that things matter, that art can change lives.
-Elgin Courier News
I read that and understood that's who I want to be. More, that's who I am. I've just been afraid of accepting it and expressing it as a writer. Mostly because of a lot of the things listed in that image I found on reddit.
I've also fought writing because it's been a symptom of my depression. My really inspired stuff has always been done when I'm at my lowest. Just like the rest of my symptoms, I can't ignore it any longer. I have to do something about all of them and I'm going to choose to write.
Depressed or not.
I don't know what I'm going to write. I don't know who I'm going to write for. I just know I'm going to do it.
On second thought, I do know who I'm going to write for...
I'm going to write for me.
And anyone else can jump on if they want.
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2 comments:
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Poor character development and lacking backstory. No real narrative to speak of. Pointless meandering stream of thought and self-congratulatory conclusion.
Would not read again.
Welcome to the fold, I guess.
Since you're a writer now, I'll be interested to hear your view on my book when it comes out in a few weeks.
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