This was a great piece, and felt very familiar. I've always struggled with the feeling that I've got to get it right on the VERY FIRST TRY - no going back to edit, no rewriting - and then when that very first try fails to produce genius, I get frustrated and go stare at the walls.
On a separate note, have you read James Crumley? Another who falls into that "outsider" category mentioned in the Daily Beast piece.
This was a great piece, and felt very familiar. I've always struggled with the feeling that I've got to get it right on the VERY FIRST TRY - no going back to edit, no rewriting - and then when that very first try fails to produce genius, I get frustrated and go stare at the walls.
On a separate note, have you read James Crumley? Another who falls into that "outsider" category mentioned in the Daily Beast piece.