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A true artist takes no notice whatever of the public. The public are to him non-existent.

Oscar Wilde via Maria Popova

Why is “write for yourself” and “ignore the haters” such common advice? Aren’t we already self-obsessed?

The opposite, to write for others, or in pursuit of a specific goal, or thunder financial gain, is not celebrated, but instead considered a compromise.

This guy disagrees. “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.“

Continue reading for a few more thoughts on success, art & audience.

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