TL;DR a.k.a executive summary: MFA, big cities, social media, career tunnel focus--meh. I am breaking this newsletter into two parts. Open next week's email for the "yay" to counter the "meh."
Thank you for this! That post also rubbed me the wrong way. In general, I'm not a fan of the trend of saying writing is the hardest thing in the world, I think that comes off a bit gatekeepery and makes it seems like talent/disposition/magic sauce mean more than the banaity of showing up to work, like all other jobs.
Thank you so much! Yes, I found your Substack from that original post and as a writer, felt very discouraged by it. I appreciate you sharing your experience, it gives me hope!
Thank you for this! That post also rubbed me the wrong way. In general, I'm not a fan of the trend of saying writing is the hardest thing in the world, I think that comes off a bit gatekeepery and makes it seems like talent/disposition/magic sauce mean more than the banaity of showing up to work, like all other jobs.
Thank you so much! Yes, I found your Substack from that original post and as a writer, felt very discouraged by it. I appreciate you sharing your experience, it gives me hope!