[Image credit: David Castillo Dominici]
Better to write for yourself and have no public,
than to write for the public, and have no self.
~ Cyril Connolly
I’ve mentioned in past posts how I like to hear myself talk. When it comes to my writing, I might be described in a similar fashion. I like to ramble, yes. But that goes hand-in-hand with seeing my name in print. Right now it may simply be a blog or an article or just my Facebook status. But if I’m brutally honest, it validates. It reinforces to me that yes, I am a writer, no matter the role. Someday I hope my writing reaches the mass public. But during this season, writing for my self is the greatest opportunity for me to keep fine-tuning — reinventing and improving upon — myself. That way I can maintain the public I do have (thanks to my blog readers and followers). And when Someday rolls around, hopefully my self will be firmly established.
How is your self looking these days?