Writing
Why is it that writing never leaves an impression of the creator of the work? When reading livejournals or blogs, how often is it that you recognise a certain person in the writing, or even the style? Sure, there are small things, little jokes, but never something that would make you recognise the writer when speaking to him or her.
That as opposed to reading different works of one author. Again, you recognise style, but you never get to know the author. Listen to interviews with your favourite writer. Hell, watch an interview with your favourite rockstar. They write their own songs, put their whole feeling into them, yet when you hear them talk for the first time it's always a surprise.
For some of you, this might be out there. But maybe there are also a few who recognise this, they've noticed the same thing when reading the livejournals or blogs of their friends. What brings me to the question, for all artsy people who might read this: Is this the case in all arts?
When you read artists' statements, when you watch works people laboured on for hours, days or months... do you feel you get to know the artist? Would you be able, after observing a painting, to pick out the real artists' statement out of ten?
And do you think the writers of books think as deeply about their own works as literary people do? Do you think they think about themes, arcs and evolution of character?
Just wondering,
Qui.
That as opposed to reading different works of one author. Again, you recognise style, but you never get to know the author. Listen to interviews with your favourite writer. Hell, watch an interview with your favourite rockstar. They write their own songs, put their whole feeling into them, yet when you hear them talk for the first time it's always a surprise.
For some of you, this might be out there. But maybe there are also a few who recognise this, they've noticed the same thing when reading the livejournals or blogs of their friends. What brings me to the question, for all artsy people who might read this: Is this the case in all arts?
When you read artists' statements, when you watch works people laboured on for hours, days or months... do you feel you get to know the artist? Would you be able, after observing a painting, to pick out the real artists' statement out of ten?
And do you think the writers of books think as deeply about their own works as literary people do? Do you think they think about themes, arcs and evolution of character?
Just wondering,
Qui.