Comments on: Rick Bowes–Da Man

By: JeffVanderMeer

JeffVanderMeer — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:38:46 +0000

What you said, Steve. I feel the same way. I always feel like I need to put myself out there, and then half the time at least I get cranky, like you mention. A lot of it is exactly because of what Bowes talks about–people as writers entering into destructive or surface paradigms. Watching that, sometimes being part of that, is really depressing at times.

Andrew–I think you got my point, though, so I won’t state the obvious.

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Songs of experience « That, Which — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:39:55 +0000

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By: Steve Tem

Steve Tem — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:29:02 +0000

Thanks for linking to that–it was a terrific essay. And it’s always good to hear I’m not the only one who feels cranky about many aspects of the profession. The dysfunctional part for me is that often I’m drawn to these writerly situations which I already know are going to make me cranky. Melanie, who feels much the same way, has always had the willpower to stay away.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:48:39 +0000

That is a great essay.

Writing at a booth at Denny’s at 2 a.m. with cheap coffee… I can’t think of anything better. Really. At least I like the idea of it.