i do a lot of other things that i'm guessing you don't expect a 'real' writer to do. for example, i'm rewriting my fanfiction as original fiction.
right now. at this moment. what? isnt't that... derivative? yes. yes it is. but here's the thing. art is derivative. it has to be. art that's in conversation with nothing is lifeless. whatever gets you to put words on the page is a good thing. you can worry later, once the work of creating something out of nothing is done. for me, posting directly to a professional blog, with all the associations it entails, is a bridge too far for my anxious mind, so i'll share it to the void of my favorite social media platform first. |
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