I’ve been working hard and trying to stay away from social media, especially Twitter because there’s no denying it, sometimes Twitter gets me down. Sometimes when I read the Tweets on my home page I get caught up in all the chatter about the latest ‘great,’ books, the latest prizes, who’s doing what, more to the point, who’s achieving what. Then I find myself wondering what I’m doing and thinking how I’m not really making it as a writer and all that goes with that wasteful, pointless soul searching.
I clearly need more of my own medicine – after all I bang on about this a lot in From Writing With Love – how I want to re-define success, how not to get caught up in things outside of the work itself… but like anyone else I sucumb.
However, sometimes Twitter comes up trumps. Just like it did today during my late coffee break.
Today I read this piece by the poet Anthony Wilson – Losing my ambition, On Jean Sprackland’s advice, Muji stationery and cancer
Really what more is there to say…..
Happy Monday!
