My advice for aspiring writers?
Don't give up! Surround yourself with other
writers and artists regularly, for the support you so very much need. And of
course, do your Morning Pages and Artist Dates.
The best thing about being a
writer?
It's the perfect place to
hone your l'esprit de l'escalier; a French term for when you think of the
perfect answer to something after you've left the room and are doing something
ordinary like walking up a staircase. Not being a hothead by nature, I find
well-thought-out arguments bubbling up later, after I've had the time to digest
a perplexing conversation. Hopefully I've left the other person with a graceful
(or possibly clueless) exit remark. On my own time, I can weave the situation
into that of one of my characters; resulting in a satisfying display of verbal
gallantry (at least on the part of my protagonist)!
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