So relevant to us all, at whatever stage we are at. We need each other - in precise and structured ways as well as in general support and enthusiasm. The era of the starving writer alone and probably drunk in a garret has ended!
On the one hand, I was so hoping that being a published and successful writer would banish the emotional hairpin turns I’ve experienced as I put together my (I hope!) debut novel. On the other hand, I’m so grateful that you’re letting me see that befuddlement and despair don’t automatically mean that one isn’t cut out to be a novelist. Maybe I’m not cut out for it - that remains to be seen - but YOU clearly are! I thank you for your generosity and honesty in sharing this adventure with us.
I love the word befuddlement, so true. The idea of being an “author” so often does not match the reality; it is so romanticized. And yet, it can be so magical and even romantic at times! So we chase the dream, again and again.
So relevant to us all, at whatever stage we are at. We need each other - in precise and structured ways as well as in general support and enthusiasm. The era of the starving writer alone and probably drunk in a garret has ended!
On the one hand, I was so hoping that being a published and successful writer would banish the emotional hairpin turns I’ve experienced as I put together my (I hope!) debut novel. On the other hand, I’m so grateful that you’re letting me see that befuddlement and despair don’t automatically mean that one isn’t cut out to be a novelist. Maybe I’m not cut out for it - that remains to be seen - but YOU clearly are! I thank you for your generosity and honesty in sharing this adventure with us.
I love the word befuddlement, so true. The idea of being an “author” so often does not match the reality; it is so romanticized. And yet, it can be so magical and even romantic at times! So we chase the dream, again and again.
aw, i remember those old days!!! you are as supportive and kind today as you were then my friend!!
Aw shucks, thanks 😊