Dear Pep Talk Author: Taming Dragons, Writing Novels, and Other Foolish Endeavors
Dear Writer,
Consider the first card of the Tarot deck, titled The Fool. There’s this young man traipsing along with a small dog at his heel, carrying a flower in his other hand, gazing raptly at the sky—and about to step off a cliff, because he isn't watching his feet. A fool indeed. Does this feel familiar? You’re doing much the same thing. What made you ever think you could bat out a bad book like that, let alone write anything readable?
Sigh. You’re a lost soul. So there’s no help for it but to join the lowly company of the other aspect of The Fool. Because the fact is, that Fool is a Dreamer, and it is Dreamers who ultimately make life worthwhile for the unimaginative rest of us. Dreamers consider the wider universe. Dreamers build cathedrals, shape fine sculptures, and yes, generate literature. Dreamers are the artists who provide our rapacious species with some faint evidence of nobility.
Dear Piers,