I’m sure I continually shock my children when I admit that their conservative dad, steeped in 70’s era rock, also immerses in such revelry as Avenged Sevenfold, Pink, Chevelle, Tool, and the Pretty Reckless – to name a very few. Of course, there are other artists and other genre, but I can’t deny the need to remain current with the world around me, lest I end up stale or mimicking the proverbial ostrich. The same goes for reading choices.
Avoiding progressive thoughts and ideas, even those ideas with which you do not necessarily agree are a swift path to becoming moldy and irrelevant.
Remember it was your life events (good and bad) that created the person you have become and it is through your lens and your viewpoint with which you interpret the world around you. You are the only person capable of delivering your viewpoint to the world, through song, poem or the written word.
As a writer, you cannot afford to retreat into mediocrity.
This tidbit of information should not be anything shocking or new; it only serves as a reminder to keep your eyes open to the world around you.
Happy writing.
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