Thursday, July 17, 2008

Beauty of Art

Writers, like painters, are very poor people if they don't succeed in the market; for those succeeding, earning the big bucks in the market are those who write what the masses want - and I deducing, not generalizing.

Writers constantly face the questions: to write for the masses or to write for themselves. To earn big bucks or to survive like a pauper.

But they must realize one thing: writing is an art and a gift, both integrated with a blessing attached. It helps one vividly bring to life the emotions and imaginations, giving them breaths and values, emotions and purpose.

And within those written lines, other plots may emerge - subliminally. And very often, people fail to see those hidden lines.

That is the beauty and advantage of the art of writing.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

They cut through people not once, but thrice.

1 comment:

Suit Lin said...

A writer needs to have the memory, the eyes and the words to weave and to tell stories.

The magic of the pen sometime may not only be how much of the author is ingrained in his prose, but also how badly the author wants to send out a message or a tale.

Bad enough, maybe, for him to believe in the very same fiction that was created, in hope for a magic of his own.