Hot-under-collar reading this morning! And oh, how I sympathize with the pain of the public act of creating, and being ignored, then celebrated, then ignored, then insulted, then mocked for your pretension at daring to create anything, then seeing glimmer of hope on the horizon. A longtime colleague of mine commented on a recent post: “I really get a kick out of your little doodles. The writing I can do without.” What to do with that, except move on and amuse myself? If it’s going to work, it’s going to work within first, with audience optional. Oh, and try not to encounter any Laides IRL. That stuff will drive you nuts.
Hot-under-collar reading this morning! And oh, how I sympathize with the pain of the public act of creating, and being ignored, then celebrated, then ignored, then insulted, then mocked for your pretension at daring to create anything, then seeing glimmer of hope on the horizon. A longtime colleague of mine commented on a recent post: “I really get a kick out of your little doodles. The writing I can do without.” What to do with that, except move on and amuse myself? If it’s going to work, it’s going to work within first, with audience optional. Oh, and try not to encounter any Laides IRL. That stuff will drive you nuts.
Ah, you understand this frustration!!! Thank you. And please continue those doodles, the writing I need and ❤️!!!!!
Love this review! The book sounds engaging!
Thank you, Olga! Absolutely. The end is powerful. Some of the moments in there reminded me of Shaw's Pygmalion. A book to be read, I'll say.