The older I get and the more writing I've done, the less I believe in ye olde "brilliant solitary author" mythos. Yes, I spend most of my time alone; but I also spend a lot of time connecting with other storytellers (of both fiction and non-fiction) and that helps me so much when it comes time to the actual solitary writing process. I am definitely more likely to finish a story when I'm being public about the process, even if I also spend a lot of time cringing about being public about the process. 😂
In general I believe writers are more productive and happier when they are in an active community sharing and supporting each other. I first found that in fandom, back in the glory LJ days, and I'm seeing that develop here on substack, and honestly I feel something like relief about it. HERE ARE MAH PEOPLES!
I feel very much the same way. I first considered writing on Medium but as soon as I saw what was happening here on Substack, especially with fiction, and I began meeting the writers, it was no contest. I look forward to engaging with everyone even more when I can get back to my routine. The conversations so far have been fab!
The older I get and the more writing I've done, the less I believe in ye olde "brilliant solitary author" mythos. Yes, I spend most of my time alone; but I also spend a lot of time connecting with other storytellers (of both fiction and non-fiction) and that helps me so much when it comes time to the actual solitary writing process. I am definitely more likely to finish a story when I'm being public about the process, even if I also spend a lot of time cringing about being public about the process. 😂
In general I believe writers are more productive and happier when they are in an active community sharing and supporting each other. I first found that in fandom, back in the glory LJ days, and I'm seeing that develop here on substack, and honestly I feel something like relief about it. HERE ARE MAH PEOPLES!
I feel very much the same way. I first considered writing on Medium but as soon as I saw what was happening here on Substack, especially with fiction, and I began meeting the writers, it was no contest. I look forward to engaging with everyone even more when I can get back to my routine. The conversations so far have been fab!