You’ll be happy to hear, I think, that I haven’t had trouble writing recently. Discipline is still difficult to come by (why does that never seem to get easier), but I’ve been spending more time at the page recently. No hints about what, unfortunately. Like I said at the beginning of the year, I’m still trying to practice Elle Nash’s specific brand of superstition and not speak about anything until no one is able to stop it from happening. I think there’s something to be said about keeping anything you're excited about close to the chest, in an attempt to protect it. But I also think it’s important for writing specifically. If you mention to too many people what it is you're working on or what you plan to start working on next, you inevitably start letting other people into the work. You find yourself talking about it before it’s even on the page, and then all of a sudden the writing is shaped by four or five people you maybe don’t know very well and might not have any idea what your work is about. I have a problem with this, so I’ve been thinking about it a lot. I have two readers (thank you, Dalton and Rodrigo) that I really trust with my work. The goal for this year is to focus on sharing my writing with them, not throwing it around for anyone to see.
The Dream of the Writing Desk
The Dream of the Writing Desk
The Dream of the Writing Desk
You’ll be happy to hear, I think, that I haven’t had trouble writing recently. Discipline is still difficult to come by (why does that never seem to get easier), but I’ve been spending more time at the page recently. No hints about what, unfortunately. Like I said at the beginning of the year, I’m still trying to practice Elle Nash’s specific brand of superstition and not speak about anything until no one is able to stop it from happening. I think there’s something to be said about keeping anything you're excited about close to the chest, in an attempt to protect it. But I also think it’s important for writing specifically. If you mention to too many people what it is you're working on or what you plan to start working on next, you inevitably start letting other people into the work. You find yourself talking about it before it’s even on the page, and then all of a sudden the writing is shaped by four or five people you maybe don’t know very well and might not have any idea what your work is about. I have a problem with this, so I’ve been thinking about it a lot. I have two readers (thank you, Dalton and Rodrigo) that I really trust with my work. The goal for this year is to focus on sharing my writing with them, not throwing it around for anyone to see.