Thank you so much for this today. Exactly what I needed to read. I just signed up for four courses/workshops this Spring, and am excited about thinking about my writing as not what I am forced to do for my business -- but what I do for me.
Love this. The Professor!! Such a sweet nickname, I can hear it now. (My brother called out how “lawyer-y” his kids get when it’s time to negotiate. Also a good nickname.) This also really moved me: “I think about how I was only able to publish the book because of all the care and support my community gave me.” It’s been one of the more confusing aspects of my adult life that, the more I let people in, the more my writing flourishes. I thought I had to be all haunted-garret about it as a youngster. Now I see how much nourishment and love I needed from others, to make my prose plump and yummy with care. Anyway, loved your take! Especially pay your taxes and be nice. I did not think enough about what I’d do after my MFA, personally, but I also have never regretted it. Lol life in a Bob Dylan song...
Thank you so much for this today. Exactly what I needed to read. I just signed up for four courses/workshops this Spring, and am excited about thinking about my writing as not what I am forced to do for my business -- but what I do for me.
Enjoy those classes. You're doing the right thing!💐
Love this. The Professor!! Such a sweet nickname, I can hear it now. (My brother called out how “lawyer-y” his kids get when it’s time to negotiate. Also a good nickname.) This also really moved me: “I think about how I was only able to publish the book because of all the care and support my community gave me.” It’s been one of the more confusing aspects of my adult life that, the more I let people in, the more my writing flourishes. I thought I had to be all haunted-garret about it as a youngster. Now I see how much nourishment and love I needed from others, to make my prose plump and yummy with care. Anyway, loved your take! Especially pay your taxes and be nice. I did not think enough about what I’d do after my MFA, personally, but I also have never regretted it. Lol life in a Bob Dylan song...