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What really freaks us out

Posted by writersstyle on July 26, 2009 at 12:30 AM

Have you ever really thought about what spurs us to write? Is it about desire or is it about fear?

Sometimes I write because I have something I want people to learn, to experience, to understand, but much more often it is about what I am afraid of. My short stories and my novels have one common thread in them that if you know me, you can find rather easily. I am afraid of growing old. Dorian Gray best describes my malady. I work so hard to perfect my stories because I believe that there lies my mortality. This is where my lesson is very vague because I can't understand any other drive than that which I am afflicted with; however, I think I can give this sage piece of advice. USE THAT WHICH GNAWS AT YOU TO MOVE YOUR WRITING FORWARD. Whatever is your muse, ride it for the racehorse it is. It will take you to the finish line and you will win the race.

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2 Comments

Reply SleepingGraves
2:36 AM on August 15, 2009 
Sage advice indeed ! I am going to turn my angst into my art and see what is derived. Do not FEAR my friend all will be revealed in our twilight.
Reply Mary Knuckles
3:38 AM on January 30, 2014 
I understand your common thread in your work. It's moving and so eloquent; it touches the heart. This is great advice, and I hope to use this wisdom to write my words, which gnaws at me to write and go forward with my work.