Just read an old article, but one that makes sense, about writing. I like the way Jessa Crispin thinks.
The following extract is perhaps its most telling paragraph, and the one closest to my heart:
There are people in this strange little world of ours who have romantic notions about being a writer, and that, to them, is much more important than actually writing. This is the order in which people like that think. “How do I get a book deal” comes before “How do I become someone who has something to say?” Writing is an act of ego, but your ego should not be the only part of your personality involved.
YES! Of course, we all want to be published but, for God’s sake, let’s have something to say.
Amen
I hope it’s a good sign that I can’t even IMAGINE thinking the way this article describes.
I know you don’t Darc, just that I know people who do