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I think a lot of writers can relate to this struggle. I appreciate the dichotomy you created here, and it makes a lot of sense. But still, I wonder how practicable it is.
One thing I'm thinking about is a video essay about Vin Diesel I watched the other day (youtube.com/watch?v=Gw4…). Basically he was a really competent actor when he star…
I think a lot of writers can relate to this struggle. I appreciate the dichotomy you created here, and it makes a lot of sense. But still, I wonder how practicable it is.
One thing I'm thinking about is a video essay about Vin Diesel I watched the other day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw4155-zgDQ). Basically he was a really competent actor when he started out, and pursued a lot of artistic roles. But eventually he got pigeonholed into the "tough action star" persona. And he never recovered. It looks like Mucha was able to do both the art and the popularity, but how many fail?
Also, I wonder how your perspective on this has changed in the past 9 months. I've personally stopped writing on Twitter, and it seems like you have slowed down a lot too. What does marketing look like for you right now?
I also resonate a lot with this essay by Henrik Karlsson (https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/search-query), in which he argues that you should write as nichely and therefore passionately as possible. And then to try to find your 1,000 true fans that way. That seems more sustainable to me (not necessarily from a financial perspective, but from a production perspective, dealing with writer's block and such).
I don't know the answer.
What do you think?