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Reply to comment by fortmis in The Problem with Hierarchy by ziq

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ziq OP wrote

but then why release it to the world? if you're writing for yourself? JD Salinger didn't let anyone read his novels after the reactions to catcher irked him

Salinger continued to write in a disciplined fashion, a few hours every morning. According to Maynard, by 1972 he had completed two new novels.[104][105] In a 1974 interview with The New York Times, he said, "There is a marvelous peace in not publishing ... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure."[106] According to Maynard, he saw publication as "a damned interruption".[107] In her memoir, Margaret Salinger describes the detailed filing system her father had for his unpublished manuscripts: "A red mark meant, if I die before I finish my work, publish this 'as is,' blue meant publish but edit first, and so on."[108] A neighbor said that Salinger told him that he had written 15 unpublished novels.[109]

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ziq OP wrote

personally i write to taunt people, so i guess i could write anonymously and still do that. but the vitriol i evoke wouldn't be nearly as concentrated or enjoyable

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ziq OP wrote (edited )

just the idea that pissy little shits obsessively hate-read everything i say is enough to complete me

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fortmis wrote

seems a bit sad... How about this alternative :: write whatever you want, however you want, with a keen appreciation for whoever might be on the other side of your text and then UNLEASH all your pure and unadulterated thoughts without apology and brace yourself for the most beautiful collision!! I love to see how my work is received and i LOVE the kinds of questions people have... why would I fear these things?

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fortmis wrote

You'd rather never know the author for anything you ever read?... ever???

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