I recently discovered your substack through Liv Strat and am really enjoying your writing! Looking forward to getting a copy of your book -- though I wish I would’ve in 2021, of course! (I blame the publishing “algorithm” but also I had a newborn in 2021 so it could’ve been my fault for missing it!)
As I go through a lengthy bout of writer's block, I find myself thinking about the reasons for writing. Most of my writing over the last 5+ years has been fan fiction, poetry and essays. I tend to write for myself, because it is how I express myself best, and the end product is merely words on a screen, perhaps downloaded or printed out by my audience. It has never been a dream of mine to self-publish in book form, or by a publishing house. The act of writing has been enough usually, and I found that bringing a thought or story to completion was all I needed to feel I succeeded. Of course, I wish for my work to be read, and appreciated, but in this culture where we produce so many works, my need to produce work to be consumed has been lost. I believe the words, hopefully sooner than later, will return and I will carry on.
On another note, I am so very pleased and excited for you, enjoy whatever joy you experience from this event in your life. :)
I recently discovered your substack through Liv Strat and am really enjoying your writing! Looking forward to getting a copy of your book -- though I wish I would’ve in 2021, of course! (I blame the publishing “algorithm” but also I had a newborn in 2021 so it could’ve been my fault for missing it!)
As I go through a lengthy bout of writer's block, I find myself thinking about the reasons for writing. Most of my writing over the last 5+ years has been fan fiction, poetry and essays. I tend to write for myself, because it is how I express myself best, and the end product is merely words on a screen, perhaps downloaded or printed out by my audience. It has never been a dream of mine to self-publish in book form, or by a publishing house. The act of writing has been enough usually, and I found that bringing a thought or story to completion was all I needed to feel I succeeded. Of course, I wish for my work to be read, and appreciated, but in this culture where we produce so many works, my need to produce work to be consumed has been lost. I believe the words, hopefully sooner than later, will return and I will carry on.
On another note, I am so very pleased and excited for you, enjoy whatever joy you experience from this event in your life. :)
The name of your novel and the idea of recursion, almost reminded me of Narcissus' tale.
Btw, do you have plans for releasing paperbacks in India?