Rick Bass on shyness
February 23rd, 2006 by Michelle
Rick Bass has a wonderful nonfiction piece in the new issue of Narrative Magazine about what it means to be shy:
When you’re shy, and a writer, it’s not the same as being just, say, shy and a mechanic, or shy and a typist: I mean, people know you’re watching them. It’s like you’ve lost all your privacy—you can’t even stand in a crowd and be quiet and watch things, because they know what you’re up to—and then if that crowd happens to be other writers, well, that’s the worst, it’s just the absolute worst.
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February 23rd, 2006 at 6:42 am
Oh gosh. This just made me weep. It’s so beautiful. Thank you so much for this link.
February 23rd, 2006 at 7:19 am
You’re welcome, Susan. I thought it was lovely, too. And funny. P.S…yes, I too dig KT Tunstall.
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