tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947813851269025684.post3433863467727039185..comments2023-10-04T05:10:47.858-04:00Comments on the 18th century guide to modern living: writer's blockAgatha Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08312926434339889794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947813851269025684.post-21328434355424193372008-12-27T13:33:00.000-05:002008-12-27T13:33:00.000-05:00andy, what an insightful comment. thanks for bein...andy, what an insightful comment. thanks for being entertained by me--that's what i hope to accomplish, at least, when i write.<BR/><BR/>i don't know if it's a specific goal of mine to be published; i just feel humbled by the ability of these literary figures "write stories to help others discover theirs"--a great way to put it, by the way. maybe it is enough to be one of the admiring multitude.<BR/><BR/>i don't know if i've discovered my best gift yet, but it comforts me to see that you also believe that we have purpose in everything we do.<BR/><BR/>i think you have discovered your best gift, though--you make me laugh, and you make me think, too. these are qualities not to be underestimated.<BR/><BR/>i hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are happy and well wherever you are. i hear from your own blog that you may be going to africa??? incredible. :)Agatha Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312926434339889794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947813851269025684.post-64397179250164132492008-12-27T00:07:00.000-05:002008-12-27T00:07:00.000-05:00I feel the same way. It takes more to excite my w...I feel the same way. It takes more to excite my writing psyche these days. I think our inner self-critic has grown larger with age. Things we used to think were "the shit" have now, in our minds, been reduced to, well, shit.<BR/><BR/>If it makes any difference to you, I find you to be a highly entertaining writer with a pound and a half of bean flare.<BR/><BR/>The writers you've mentioned are so rare. Think about how many humans have been blessed with the education to write, yet we celebrate the work of only a few of them.<BR/><BR/>Is it a goal of yours to be a creative and published writer?<BR/><BR/>My personal goal as a writer is to communicate clearly with insight and humor. Anyone who accomplishes this feat and does so consistently, such as yourself, ought to be commended.<BR/><BR/>The meaning of life, from what I understand, is not a concrete thing (such as 42), but varies depending on the individual. The way I define the meaning of my life is: to discover my best gift and to use it to help the common good. <BR/><BR/>I haven't yet discovered my best gift, but when I do, I think maybe I'll be a bit closer to the meaning of life. Seems like Austen's and Faulkner's gift was to write stories to help others to discover theirs.Andy Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058381002226715116noreply@blogger.com