Jul 18, 2023·edited Jul 18, 2023Liked by Christine Sneed
This is soooooo spot on! It reminds me of the old "Life in Hell" comic by Matt Groening. He once did a mock publication called "Struggling Artist Magazine." One of the cover stories: "How to cope with reading about wildly successful artists who are younger than you." Plus the Gore Vidal axiom: "Everytime a friend succeeds I die a little." Praising other writers for success is natural--but so is the inner demon screaming "how come they get all the breaks????" I love this post and am sharing it!
This is soooooo spot on! It reminds me of the old "Life in Hell" comic by Matt Groening. He once did a mock publication called "Struggling Artist Magazine." One of the cover stories: "How to cope with reading about wildly successful artists who are younger than you." Plus the Gore Vidal axiom: "Everytime a friend succeeds I die a little." Praising other writers for success is natural--but so is the inner demon screaming "how come they get all the breaks????" I love this post and am sharing it!
Thank you, Arnie - it's something we all struggle with - good lord...and it seems to me there should never be any shame about admitting as much!
Such thoughtful, smart advice. I'd add to it: never trust anyone with David Lynch's haircut.
Ha! I keep wondering what Return of the Jedi would have been if he’d directed it! His DUNE didn’t do well.