Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Writing With or Without Fear
What I think of Jacques Derrida is that he is an intense writer. I mean, if he fears that what he writes is blasphemous and "inadmissible" then by God, I think he is taking his work real seriously! Yes, yes, he is a writer...but I do not believe he should really care about what others think of his work and who he criticizes and what he opposes. Look, there will always be people who do not agree with everything you say, but that is what communication does- it allows everybody's thoughts to pool together so everybody learns. If we did not know what Derrida thought about a certain subject, then we would only know what we know. That does not teach us anything, we are not pushing ourselves to learn, even though what Derrida says might not be what we would like to hear. I never had anxiety about what I wrote, I want to hear the constructive criticism and want to know how others feel about a certain topic themselves. It is boring just to know how I feel, what kind of conversation can start if I reject everybody's ideas? Or if they reject mine? There would be no agreement or disagreement, there would be no talking it through. No learning. This is why I do not get nervous about what I write, if you want to talk about what I wrote- talk to me. If you do not like it, that is OK. I will not have the same thing to say as you, but hey you never know. Writing is a powerful thing that can initiate many conversations, but also problems. Derrida knows that; that is why he gets nervous when he writes what he thinks.
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I like the way you view Derrida's speech. I never thought about it in that direction before. A professional writer really shouldn't be concerned with others thoughts because like you said there is always going to be someone who disagrees. Maybe I should be less nervous about my writing and think of it the way you do. Basically, who cares what others think! This is how I feel and I'm willing to discuss. I really like that outlook!
ReplyDeleteI really value your perspective on writing. It is very true indeed, that no matter what you write, there will always be someone who criticizes it. That's why even notable authors have piles of rejection slips laying on their desks. I agree people should be open to constructive criticism, because one's writing cannot improve if you don't analyze other's viewpoints of your work.
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