tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post946175604467228018..comments2023-05-04T03:37:04.200-07:00Comments on The Rouge Wave: Are Studios Open on Saturdays?Julie Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-33378991017223456342009-08-27T14:52:10.957-07:002009-08-27T14:52:10.957-07:00Of particular note was John's declaration, tha...Of particular note was John's declaration, that "No one wants to read your script. No one." I believe him, because I don't like reading them either. Joining a site that requires so many reads for a posting woke me up real quick.<br /><br />Recently this issue led me to ask myself, "If no one is going to read what I write, then why bother writing it?" (I write for the purpose of communicating to others, not carpal tunnel.) <br /><br />Then I came across Jhumpa Lahiri's comment, that writing cannot (meaning should not, I presume) come from a desire to be read. It nagged me. I didn't get it.<br /><br />Now, I think it means that only the people who enjoy the process of story construction, for its own sake, and/or who enjoy reading their own work - and count themselves as an audience of one - can be fully happy as writers. Maybe I got her wrong, but that's how I've come to take it. <br /><br />Not quite there yet, but given the ever-shrinking attention economy as you mentioned, an audience of one is the only guarantee. I like what Dennis Dugan said: "Put your head down and work as hard as you can to do the best job you can every day and you’ll end up with self-respect. That’s the truest and best, and you don’t have to ask for it. Trying to get it from anyone else is a complete waste of energy."steveburkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677628125501365793noreply@blogger.com