Julian’s Comments (group member since Jun 18, 2012)

Julian’s comments from the Q&A with Tahir Shah group.

Hi Tahir,

Many thanks for the good advice here. There is lots to go on.

Hi Tahir,
As a well published author it might be possible to make some sort of income out of writing, but what about most people? Should we really write more for the love of it? What are your own motives for writing?

More and more I'm coming to see that writing in colorful metaphoric language is highly appropriate for not only the age we live in, but also reaches a part of the human psyche that other styles of writing cannot touch. Frankly, I grew up with a pseudo-scientific mindset so my present style is inconsistent with that. I'd love to write in a similar style to yours, so where do I start? Would it be appropriate for me to try out a different style?

I read Joseph Campbell's 'Hero with a Thousand Faces' and a couple of other related books that give some understanding of the requirements, but not the 'feel'. You also outlined that you determine to sit down and produce a certain amount every day. I guess that these factors just come together with practice?

I know your training as a journalist helped you tremendously as an excellent wordsmith, but was there a stage where you ever thought that what you wrote was just not fit for publication? How did you work through that?

Hi Tahir,

What prompted you to write about this largely unknown character, how did you discover him, and what were your motives for writing about him?

Julian