show no mercy to the uncooperative self
Jan. 14th, 2012 11:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
metaphorliteralThe last thing a writer should do is coddle herself.
Take care of yourself, certainly, but please don't be indulgent.
If an idea won't work directly, place it on the shelf,
then come back to it when you can say just what you meant.
Don't give up the search for that one inspired word
just because you feel a little tired or simply dull.
Stand up in defense of language, though they label you a nerd,
be precise and evocative, mean every word in full.
Writing is a calling, a talent, a craft, a gift,
a skill to be honed every single day,
so push past the doldrums. Feel your soul uplift
by saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
Don't be complacent and never make a start:
if the muse won't cooperate, inspire your own art.
Take care of yourself, certainly, but please don't be indulgent.
If an idea won't work directly, place it on the shelf,
then come back to it when you can say just what you meant.
Don't give up the search for that one inspired word
just because you feel a little tired or simply dull.
Stand up in defense of language, though they label you a nerd,
be precise and evocative, mean every word in full.
Writing is a calling, a talent, a craft, a gift,
a skill to be honed every single day,
so push past the doldrums. Feel your soul uplift
by saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
Don't be complacent and never make a start:
if the muse won't cooperate, inspire your own art.
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