Okay, gotta be honest. I think this guy is full of shit. Sorry, but everything I have ever read from any writer I admire says that writing is one of the hardest things to do. It takes blood, sweat and tears and is not easy or just shoots out of you. Yes, I'm sure for a few, that's true, but for most? Nope, it's not easy or flowing or any other term this guy used. No. Just like anything else in life -- you have to work for it, earn it, to make it yours. There is no cookie cutter mold for writers...they are each as unique as the words they put to paper or screen.
JMHO...hope this guy isn't your father or something
It is fucking hard work. I know this. I've been doing it for...well. Forever. It's hard. It hurts. And yet, I agree with parts of what he says. Other parts, no. No. Not at all. Perhaps I will post which parts I agree with and which parts I think are complete shit at some point, but today I am just too fucking tired.
I love this poem. I love Bukowski. I actually read this poem out loud to my AP english class senior year of high school (and looked some very specific people in the eye during very specific lines
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This poem started off by making me feel sort of moved, and ... er, 'reverent', and then I shook myself HARD and said "No. That's quite a lot of bollocks, actually."
He's expressing some kind of ideal, and life just ain't like that. He's describing a type of writing perfection that makes saps like me think "Oh well, maybe I'm not up to the grade ..?" which is a very destructive way of thinking and not at all helpful.
He's making it sound like the whole writing thing is something you should only ever do if you are invaded by some higher power/outside force, and not if you need to do it in order to pay bills and because you are helplessly addicted to the whole thing.
Take music, instead of writing. I can only ever make my own original pieces of music if I play my guitar regularly, every day, for about an hour a day, for about two weeks at a time. That is quite hard work for me. But it is the only way I can create anything new. It takes a lot of time and effort. You gotta PRACTICE, dammmit! Likewise, I was saying to uisge_beatha the other day
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JMHO...hope this guy isn't your father or something
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I LOVE YOU.
Valentine's Day and everything.
It is fucking hard work. I know this. I've been doing it for...well. Forever. It's hard. It hurts. And yet, I agree with parts of what he says. Other parts, no. No. Not at all. Perhaps I will post which parts I agree with and which parts I think are complete shit at some point, but today I am just too fucking tired.
But, thank you. Seriously.
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And I'd love to see what you take and what you leave from the above...I betcha it would be very similar to what I take and leave.
Take care, sweetie!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski
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In other words, I think the sentiment expressed in that so-called poem is crap.
Not that I have strong opinions or anything. ;)
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He's expressing some kind of ideal, and life just ain't like that. He's describing a type of writing perfection that makes saps like me think "Oh well, maybe I'm not up to the grade ..?" which is a very destructive way of thinking and not at all helpful.
He's making it sound like the whole writing thing is something you should only ever do if you are invaded by some higher power/outside force, and not if you need to do it in order to pay bills and because you are helplessly addicted to the whole thing.
Take music, instead of writing. I can only ever make my own original pieces of music if I play my guitar regularly, every day, for about an hour a day, for about two weeks at a time. That is quite hard work for me. But it is the only way I can create anything new. It takes a lot of time and effort. You gotta PRACTICE, dammmit! Likewise, I was saying to uisge_beatha the other day ( ... )
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