This in today from George Saunders, in the Guardian. What writers really do when they write. Check it out. I think my favorite like is this thought early on in the article: We often discuss art this way: the artist had something he “wanted to express”, and then he just, you know … expressed it. We buy into some version of the intentional fallacy: the notion that art is about having a clear-cut intention and then confidently executing same.
As a writer, hard on the task of creation, I appreciate Saunders and his candid insights. Enjoy!
And many thanks to Sara, from Studio III, for the share.
~ Jennifer
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Having read this I believed it was really enlightening.
I appreciate you finding the time and energy to put this
short article together. I once again find myself personally spending way too much time both reading and posting
comments. But so what, it was still worth it!