#wrtiting
There is a maiden
running around
with a cylinder
and she is wearing pants
head held high
going straight towards a goal
carriages make a sudden stop
kids look curiously
the police are on their way
I stop and stare
and smile
wondering why
everybody else seems to care
-mayapoetbe
T H E L I N E
There’s a fine line
ThatI’m scared to cross
To truly let go of you
The line where I recognize
What you did to me
And hate you for
The broken promises
The thing is
I don’t want to hate you
Yet if I don’t
I will always want
To come back to you
-Mila Ocean
…you guys…
Just read an excerpt from a productivity/goal setting book that concerned Tolkien.
His publisher mentioned that people wanted more about the hobbits after Tolkien published The Hobbit.
So Tolkien started another novel.
And apparently bounced between the depths of despair and the height of confidence for the entire process (he said that: “his ‘labour of delight’ had been ‘transformed into a nightmare.’”)
Hegave up multiple times.
That book? Fellowship of the Ring.
You know what kept him going? C.S. Lewis’ support.
First lesson: if you’re stressing over your book, remember that Tolkien did too.
Second lesson: Writers have to support each other. Seriously. It might be the difference between a book that becomes belovedby hundreds of thousands (maybe even millions) even existing or not.
The stupidity of our society makes me numb
