Friday, December 03, 2021

Hmm …

… Have You Considered Accountancy? (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The aspiring writers imagine that being an author will bring them happiness, fame and fortune. Szymborska tells them to get a grip. Writing is a ridiculous profession, she argues, persuasively. Failure is inevitable. Success is highly conditional and mostly feels like failure as well. 

I like  Szymborska's poetry, but I would suggest a different attitude. I've had a sort of career as a writer. It was for me a way of making a living — as it turned out a rather good one. My advice would be that it's a job like any other.

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