If someone tells you your dream is unrealistic, that's a sure-fire reason you should go for it.
"Your life doesn't get more sensational with more followers on twitter."--Seth Godin.
You know how they say to write what you know?
“When you’re writing, said James Baldwin in an interview, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know. The whole language of writing for me is finding out what you don’t want to know, what you don’t want to find out. But something forces you to anyway.”
Remember James Baldwin? He was born August 2, 92 years ago, and was popular during the Civil Rights movement. He wrote Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, I Am Not Your Negro.
Write what you don’t know.
Think of the discovery in that. Of course you have to know it to write it, the point is find out.
"Your life doesn't get more sensational with more followers on twitter."--Seth Godin.
You know how they say to write what you know?
“When you’re writing, said James Baldwin in an interview, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know. The whole language of writing for me is finding out what you don’t want to know, what you don’t want to find out. But something forces you to anyway.”
Remember James Baldwin? He was born August 2, 92 years ago, and was popular during the Civil Rights movement. He wrote Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, I Am Not Your Negro.
Write what you don’t know.
Think of the discovery in that. Of course you have to know it to write it, the point is find out.
You know what?
Advertising works.
Larry King in an interview with Seth Godin said that Coca-Cola, the most recognized name around, decided for one month not to advertise. Why, they thought, everybody, knows about Coke.
During that month of not advertising Pepsi took them over by 12%.
Who would have thought it?
If you are in business and remember folks, and Joyce, remember this too, writing is a business. So to follow Seth's advice:
Tell the truth.
Stop talking to people who don't care.
Advertising works.
Larry King in an interview with Seth Godin said that Coca-Cola, the most recognized name around, decided for one month not to advertise. Why, they thought, everybody, knows about Coke.
During that month of not advertising Pepsi took them over by 12%.
Who would have thought it?
If you are in business and remember folks, and Joyce, remember this too, writing is a business. So to follow Seth's advice:
- Care about what you are doing
Tell the truth.
Stop talking to people who don't care.
“Write killer content.” I read when I opened a mentoring site.
“Yeah right!” I screamed. “Like we intend to write junk!”
“Knock my socks off, “ we hear. Remember that from the judges on #Project Runway. And Tim Gunn saying , "Make it work."
Nobody sets out to write tripe. Everybody wants to write, paint, design clothing, or whatever, making it killer stuff.
However, art like life is a process.
When Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) investigated creativity she found that long ago people thought that “Genius” lie not within the person, but it lurked, as though hidden in the walls. Once in a while, this Genius would whisper to the artist. That was the stroke of genius.
Therefore being brilliant did not lie on the artist's shoulders alone. The artist couldn’t take all the credit when his work was good, neither could he take all the blame when it was bad.
Write for the joy of it, whether the genius visits or not.
Ta Da,
Joyce
“Yeah right!” I screamed. “Like we intend to write junk!”
“Knock my socks off, “ we hear. Remember that from the judges on #Project Runway. And Tim Gunn saying , "Make it work."
Nobody sets out to write tripe. Everybody wants to write, paint, design clothing, or whatever, making it killer stuff.
However, art like life is a process.
When Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love) investigated creativity she found that long ago people thought that “Genius” lie not within the person, but it lurked, as though hidden in the walls. Once in a while, this Genius would whisper to the artist. That was the stroke of genius.
Therefore being brilliant did not lie on the artist's shoulders alone. The artist couldn’t take all the credit when his work was good, neither could he take all the blame when it was bad.
Write for the joy of it, whether the genius visits or not.
Ta Da,
Joyce