Post Research Interview: That Spark

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As I mentioned last week, I was extended the opportunity to be part of a research interview concerning copyright laws in Canada mainly associated with young creators. That interview took place last Saturday, and was pretty awesome.

I’ve never been interviewed, and anyone who knows me well –not to mention not so well– knows that I am not particularly chatty. I’m simply not much of a talker unless conversation involves something that I’m passionate about. Am I passionate about copyright? No; it turns out I know sweet nothing about the topic, actually. So how did I manage to talk non-stop for 40+ minutes?

Well, the interviewer asked me about my writing, my influences, my opinions on what I think copyright to be, and about Anxiety Ink. I’ve been writing for close to twenty years, I’ve been reading for about the same length of time, I have strong opinions on appropriation and use of others media/ideas, and I’ve been blogging every Friday for three years. That adds up to a lot of passion!

You know what the best part was? Rediscovering that passion. The more I talked the more I felt that spark getting brighter.

I’ve been dragging for months for one reason or another, not writing, barely blogging like I’m accustomed to, reading little –basically having a tough go. The more I realized I wasn’t doing any of the things I loved the worse I felt. Talking about what I aim to do with my writing and blogging, how I feel about it, and discussing creativity itself was so liberating and exciting that I realized how much I truly miss it all!

I feel a new connection to my craft and hobbies (my life’s blood, really) and am itching to reacquaint myself with all of them.

Plus, it was so much fun discussing the publishing world with someone admittedly entrenched in academia. It’s been a long time since I’ve explained about the changes to the publishing world and the rise of excellent indie authors. And I got to gossip about stuff in the fiction world. It was great.

I’m thankful I took the opportunity to talk about what I do, to discover a new subject to learn about, and realize something that I don’t think Kate, Melissa, or myself have ever really given any thought to (that I know of). As a developed society we are so reliant on and accustomed to the internet and it’s variety of blogs and available opinions that we never really think that probably 20 years ago we wouldn’t be able to do what we do with Anxiety that way we do it. Heck, I don’t even know if we’d have an audience! The novelty of it is astounding.

I don’t say it often enough at all –which is terrible– but I want to extend an enormous thank you to everyone who reads our blog. As much as we write for ourselves on Anxiety and each other, we are so so SO grateful to have an audience. You are why we come back every week.

Thank you!

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