I have tried to keep a diary for a few years now, but I’ve never got far, until I started blogging. Handwritten diaries are tedious, computer diaries are distracting, both feel like monologues. For me, they become boring after a while, and must be abandoned. With my blog, however, the more I post, the more … Continue reading Blogging Versus Keeping a Personal Diary
'The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time,' said Bertrand Russell. 'Unless you have a novel to write,' quoth Vincent Mars. 1. Reading about writing Books on writing are helpful, but I don’t think they can teach you how to create. They can show you common mistakes you are likely to make, and … Continue reading 7 Monstruous Activities That Devour a Writer’s Time
If you read the biographies of preeminent artists - writers, painters, musicians - you discover an encyclopedia of suffering. Some cut their ears, others drank their sorrows away, a few found life unbearable and ended themselves. Are artists born tormented souls? If some people are born with genes that make them prone to misfortunes, or … Continue reading Artists and Suffering
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