do creative work (the work of creation), stubbornly, without any investment in the outcome of that work. I do a lot of self-promotion on this platform and others--because my work isn't for everybody, and so for the few people who would like it to find it, a lot of rejecting eyeballs need to see it--but it's important to keep that work entirely separate from the creative practice of writing, which is an end into itself.
Staying stubborn is just what I needed to hear today. Someday people will want to read a newsletter about G.G. Allin and the use of poop in modern art. Right?
do creative work (the work of creation), stubbornly, without any investment in the outcome of that work. I do a lot of self-promotion on this platform and others--because my work isn't for everybody, and so for the few people who would like it to find it, a lot of rejecting eyeballs need to see it--but it's important to keep that work entirely separate from the creative practice of writing, which is an end into itself.
Staying stubborn is just what I needed to hear today. Someday people will want to read a newsletter about G.G. Allin and the use of poop in modern art. Right?
Always badass advice, John.
Glad you dug the post. Thanks for reading and sharing.
Here’s the angle that might hook some people - “what’s too far in art? Is poop too far?”