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Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Why do we write? - Guest post by Alice Turing debutnovelist said...

Hi Alice - a post that's brave, candid and true! I'm fascinated by the two sides of writing, or the two sides of me that it brings out - the introvert who needs to use words to feel 'grounded' and the attention seeker who wants others to read them. Sometimes I feel (thanks to t'internet and all the opportunities it gives us to communicate) that the 'show off' is getting in the way of the writer. Thanks for expressing it so well, and best of luck.

17 August 2010 at 09:31 
My gosh, Alice, that's a brave and wonderful post - thank you so much for it. It totally sums up my own feelings about writing and visibility and performance. How very courageous of you to turn your back on the 'traditional' publishing world - I wish you the very, very best of luck with this new book.

17 August 2010 at 10:16 Roderic Vincent said...

Blimey. That was a bit like being hit by an unexpectedly gnarly wave whilst standing in the shallows.


17 August 2010 at 11:43 James Killick said...

Thanks for sharing this compelling and honest post, Alice. It made me question the reasons that I write. So what would you say your motivations are now you've become sickened of the 'look at me' aspect of the business - just focusing on writing something good?

17 August 2010 at 12:01 
I have such an inferiority complex I've never really tried to get published. I write because I love it, but I don't suppose it will ever go further than that. I'm not 'look at me', I'm 'don't look at me'.

17 August 2010 at 12:43 Lou Belcher said...

Great post!!!

Yes, I'm trying to hold onto writing for writing's sake at the moment. It seems that the marketing side of writing often takes too much of our energy that we should devote to our passion..... WRITING.... It's a craft and a gift.

17 August 2010 at 12:59 
A refreshingly honest post. Wishing you lots of luck with the new book.

17 August 2010 at 21:00 

James, I won't be writing at all for a while - my new career (and two small children) make it impractical. I often suspect the new career was a subconscious act of self-sabotage.

But I will write again, and when I do... I dunno. Showing off is in my bones, so I'll always want people to read what I write. But I'll try and remember to do it mainly for its own sake.

I also hope I'll remember that I decided writing is much better as a hobby. And that I don't need fame or fortune, and that self-publishing is more fun.

Of course if the industry came chasing after me and offering great things, that would be hard to resist. But it's unlikely.

17 August 2010 at 21:05 
Isn't showing off just another way of saying you enjoy expressing yourself? Actors do it for a living, so do stand-ups; so why not writers?

19 August 2010 at 09:30 
Thanks for sharing this, Alice. And good luck with the new book!

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