I don’t read any more, or I hardly read any more. Not like I did. I have, now, become a sort of demon reader. All day, every day, I’m scanning print and uploading vast amounts of information. I have to do this in order to earn a living. The economics of literature insist on it.
Monday, May 09, 2011
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... A life in literature, or, what you may lose by becoming a writer | Creative Writing Courses and Workshops, Dublin | Some Blind Alleys. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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Well, we all steal. It's called culture.
ReplyDeleteBut this piece offers an excellent argument for remaining an amateur - not that I really need any further convincing!
And remember -- amateur means lover.
ReplyDeleteAuden was right. All writers should have day jobs as cabinet-makers.
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