The Tribe of Scribes (10/24/14)

The Tribe of Scribes may be one of the most generous communities I have ever been a part of. Granted I haven’t met any big name main stream authors at this point in my career, but we Average Joes, that are trying to build a following, are a supportive bunch. I think we are so willing to give back to our community  because we have the shared experience of frantically treading water trying to figure out this profession called writing .

Whether it be music, acting or any other creative avenue, in order to have any sort of success you must be willing to put yourself out there for the world to see. That level of vulnerability is tough for anyone. It’s like living a life where all of your insecurities are magnified by the Hubble Telescope. To make a difficult situation worse, up pop the trolls. These are malicious creatures that hide in the obscurity of anonymity and ferociously attack anyone  that would dare strive for greatness.

Between our inferiority complexes and the abusive troll assaults it’s a wonder that anyone would attempt to be creative. I guess you would have to say creatives have masochistic tendencies or we have learned one important lesson, a single twig is weak and breaks, but a bundle of twigs is strong (Tecumseh). The authors I have met have not appeared to have forgotten that lesson. I think that is why they are always willing to be a part of someone else’s  bundle.

Nothing ever seems to dull the blow from the snide remarks and cheap shots, but the community makes them tolerable. If you haven’t found yours yet I highly recommend you find your bundle of stick to become a part of.