I think trust is built and gained by knowing your audience--that perpetual first question of: who am I writing for? Here, those of us who have become part of your community here, we know you are experimenting and growing in creative endeavors, and we're in it with you and holding that space. Because my guess is we are all on a similar path :)
The grasslands essay was fantastic, and I really felt your energy and enthusiasm in it! As for the narrative trust question, I think it's like any other kind of trust--it's earned, not given. The reader offers some trust by beginning the story, but then it's up to the writer to build upon that.
Thank you, Josh. I'm learning more and more about trust--narrative and otherwise. I feel it's making me a much stronger writer, especially with my poetry. I am excited about where it leads me with writing World Beyond the Song. I have to admit I was beginning to feel I was not up to the challenges, but now that I have been examining resonance, attention and trust, I'm back in the saddle. 🤭
I think trust is built and gained by knowing your audience--that perpetual first question of: who am I writing for? Here, those of us who have become part of your community here, we know you are experimenting and growing in creative endeavors, and we're in it with you and holding that space. Because my guess is we are all on a similar path :)
Charlene, you and your words mean the world to me!
The grasslands essay was fantastic, and I really felt your energy and enthusiasm in it! As for the narrative trust question, I think it's like any other kind of trust--it's earned, not given. The reader offers some trust by beginning the story, but then it's up to the writer to build upon that.
Thank you, Josh. I'm learning more and more about trust--narrative and otherwise. I feel it's making me a much stronger writer, especially with my poetry. I am excited about where it leads me with writing World Beyond the Song. I have to admit I was beginning to feel I was not up to the challenges, but now that I have been examining resonance, attention and trust, I'm back in the saddle. 🤭