Stuff....

Had a good yesterday. Lots of people picked up the freebie.

Just hope they enjoy it....

But that's an aside. I just read a blog post where the writer is complaining about angst. And I totally get that.

There seems to me to be a (false) perception that you have to be damaged to write. Obviously I would contest that theory, to the extent that I'd like to suggest that too much self analysis is just indulgent and adds nothing to the sum of the world's knowledge. And neither does it entertain.

We are what we are, and, of course it informs how we write, but we shouldn't assume that anybody wants to listen to us whining, or, conversely, boasting about our perfect lives.

As writers, our primary task is to engage the attention of our readers, and to keep it once we have it. We may choose to inform, entertain, or eviscerate our readers.

But we have no right to bore them....