#why write?

[julieduffy]

I love doing this. This is my favorite thing to do, stand-up comedy. I've been doing this for 32 years now, and it's been going great...for four years. 28 years, I struggled, but you know what? I was happy then, too.

Louis C. K. https://youtu.be/4Lsa7N7LHJk

[notanislander]

Why do you write?

Why do you write? Do you write for notes? Do you write for a following? Or do you write because you have a story to tell? I write because I get an image in my mind and i want to put that down. Do I want people to read it? Sure I do, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t. But mostly I just want to write a story, use the right words, and see what happens when I put it out to the universe. 

So, tell me, those of you who write. Why do you write?

[writerystuff]

TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY

"I took up writing because I needed money. And I continued to write because it's safer than stealing and easier than working."

– Robert Heinlein

[writingrx]

Orwell’s 4 ‘Great’ Motives for Writing. Do You Agree?

Sheer egoism. Desire to seem clever, to be talked about, to be remembered after death, to get your own back on the grown-ups who snubbed you in childhood, etc.

Aesthetic enthusiasm. Pleasure in the impact of one sound on another, in the firmness of good prose or the rhythm of a good story. Desire to share an experience which one feels is valuable and ought not to be missed.

Historical impulse. Desire to see things as they are, to find out true facts and store them up for the use of posterity.

Political purpose (Using the word ‘political’ in the widest possible sense). Desire to push the world in a certain direction, to alter other peoples’ idea of the kind of society that they should strive after.”

This text appears in Orwell’s “Why I Write,” free to read, along with most of his writing, courtesy of the Orwell Foundation.

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/

[johnesimpson]

On the Road to What Lies Within, by Way of What Lies Without

Clarice Lispector, Ryokan: 'On the Road to What Lies Within, by Way of What Lies Without'

[Image: “Eclipse Crescents,” by Jon D. Anderson. (Found it on Flickr, and use it here under a Creative Commons license — thank you!) The photo was taken during an eclipse, obviously; the photographer had the camera pointed at the ground, in a filbert orchard — where he caught all the little pinhole-camera-style images of sunlight created by the leaves overhead. My favorite thing about this photo,though, is the scattered greens of fallen leaves and blades of grass…

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[ansar4012]

Freedom in Poetry - And why you should write poems

Freedom in Poetry – And why you should write poems

Freedom is where the artist begins: there are no rules, and the principles and habits are up to you. Poetic freedom is freedom of imagination the poet is granted to express his thoughts and feelings. A poet could fly in the sky of his own, do friendship with angels, give life to the lifeless objects. Just about anything that doesn’t have to adhere to any established norms of logical line of…

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[commonplacelitfin-blog]

Weekly Entry 4

“In fact, not one teenager surveyed agrees with the statement that ‘society is fair and everyone has an equal chance.’ Instead, they believe that it’s the colour of their skin, their sex, their parents’ economic status and their social standing that will determine their future.” -Noreena Hertz, Think millennials have it tough? For 'Generation K', life is even harsher.

I think this point made in the article is very interesting because although it mentions it to support the fact that generation X is different from the other generations, I don’t think the older generations ever agreed to this statement either. My father always says this line that “life isn’t fair,” but he follows with a lesson how I have to fight for myself and for what I want and make it into what I deserve. I think this also plays a role in what literature sells. For example, as generation X there are many ideas and theories we have about inequality and fairness in society, but only a small amount of us will try to expose it further, subsequently acquiring some wealth on the way. (Just like Jordan Belfort). Most of us in generation X are aware of the problems in our society, but rather than solely exposing it, a lot of us live off of it and twist it to our advantage. If I were a writer who wanted to make a quick buck, it would be very easy for me to pick a topic because that a large population would be interested in. Back in the day writing was focused more on the writer but now its focused more on the reader. The author of the article makes this point by mentioning generation X in the first place. I thinks its also a bit or a paradox or irony that we are interested in literature that exposes a capitalist/ darwinist culture, yet through our consumption of that literature, we end up supporting the capitalist side. The article also mentions how we are aware of problems but do not take action. So those that action, live off of the inequality they see to better themselves. Again a cynical thought, but why really write? 

[authorjjhanna]

I’m currently reading a book by Michael Reeves called Delighting in the Trinity. In the beginning of chapter two, Reeves asks the question, “Would yo...