http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/15/writer-as-social-butterfly/ Storytelling in the 21st Century Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:02:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/15/writer-as-social-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 alconavt Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:29:24 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3616#comment-1348 Супер!!! Супер!!!

]]> http://www.litdrift.com/2010/01/15/writer-as-social-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 » Writing sans Solitude ::: Aging Ink Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:45:29 +0000 http://www.litdrift.com/?p=3616#comment-1173 [...] The Writer As Social Butterfly — good post at LitDrift on the value to writers of interacting with others, despite writing being thought of as a solitary task. It should be obvious that writers, writing about society, would make it a point to immerse themselves in that society. But writers are artists, and like most artists we tend to think of ourselves as outcasts. The label is twofold; our creativity and panjandrum is admired, and our variance from normal nine-to-fives is frowned upon. But the mistake is buying into the outcast label, even cherishing it. Doing so separates us from our audience, making us bitter, and even worse, possibly leading to an aloof, chastising tone few enjoy reading. [...] [...] The Writer As Social Butterfly — good post at LitDrift on the value to writers of interacting with others, despite writing being thought of as a solitary task. It should be obvious that writers, writing about society, would make it a point to immerse themselves in that society. But writers are artists, and like most artists we tend to think of ourselves as outcasts. The label is twofold; our creativity and panjandrum is admired, and our variance from normal nine-to-fives is frowned upon. But the mistake is buying into the outcast label, even cherishing it. Doing so separates us from our audience, making us bitter, and even worse, possibly leading to an aloof, chastising tone few enjoy reading. [...]

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