I enjoyed this thread on writing by @stevesi. I began serious writing in 2007, & was shocked by how difficult it was, & how transformative.https://twitter.com/stevesi/status/987028913363849216 …
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I've believed for years that I would benefit from writing more, but I keep choking on it because I can't settle on a topic, audience, or venue that doesn't feel too risky or too useless. (Which is entangled with anticipating either too-large or too-limited reach.) Any advice?
I've felt those things! Rather sharply at times - it's so much harder to write without a good audience! Of course, sometimes writers create an audience, & that can be a beautiful creative act. I love this quote from Ted Carpenter: (via @vihartvihart's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm-Jjvqu3U4 … )pic.twitter.com/ni9k4eQFfQ
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On risk: good writing is often risky. It's inherently transformative: you think things through so deeply you create a unique point of view. That's scary. What if people are offended? Or think you're stupid? Or wrong? But it's worth the price, bc in return you get personal growth
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I don't say these things lightly. In my archives I have multi-thousand word critiques (mostly email) from people I admire greatly... telling me how disappointed they were in something or another I wrote. I'd be lying if I didn't say that hurts. But worth it, IMO.
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