{"id":284910,"date":"2018-09-07T02:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/09\/07\/bluebellofbakerstreet-galaxylucia\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T02:37:46","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T02:37:46","slug":"bluebellofbakerstreet-galaxylucia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2018\/09\/07\/bluebellofbakerstreet-galaxylucia\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

bluebellofbakerstreet<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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galaxylucia<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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cannibalcoalition<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I think that there\u2019s some kind of mindset in a lot of creative communities (authors, artists, musicians) that your work needs to be groundbreaking and thought-provoking for it to matter. That in order for it to be considered worthy of its medium, it must have a greater purpose.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And if you ask me, its bullshit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

God, it puts so much stress on a creator to have to be important to someone else. I have seen so many people give up because their work isn\u2019t making a statement, that it\u2019s\u00a0\u2018fluff but no substance.\u2019 As though there\u2019s only room for so many people in a community of creators that only people with a point can get in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If it made someone laugh, it\u2019s important.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If it made someone smile, it\u2019s important.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If someone looks back on it fondly, even for a moment, it\u2019s important.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you enjoyed making it, even if you never shared it, it\u2019s important.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sing songs about your cat, draw pictures of lizards eating popsicles, and write a series of novels about time-traveling alpaca.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The world is already full of super-important stuff. Write fluff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I have a friend (published) who looks down on fanfiction because she doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s \u201creal\u201d writing since it can\u2019t sell. Let me tell you, I truly pity her for never knowing the JOY that is fluff (fan)fiction. <\/p>\n

ALL writing and art MATTERS. Nuff said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is so true. \u00a0If matters to you, it is important.<\/p>\n

It is also making want a story about an alpaca who travels through them with a cat and a lizard, all eating popsicles.<\/p>\n

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bluebellofbakerstreet: galaxylucia: cannibalcoalition: I think that there\u2019s some kind of mindset in a lot of creative communities (authors, artists, musicians) that your work needs to be groundbreaking and thought-provoking for it to matter. That in order for it to be considered worthy of its medium, it must have a greater purpose.\u00a0 And if you ask … <\/p>\n

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