![]() We need these outlets to help our voices get heard. I understand that without social media, so many writers will go undiscovered. I am not saying no social media is the solution-although, sometimes it does feel like it is. Imagine what we could have accomplished without that kind of morbid toxicity wasting space in our skulls. Look at how much time we’ve wasted obsessing over the tweets of rich dipshits like Elon Musk. Anyone who tells you differently is trying to sell you a subscription to something (which you'll discover is exactly what I'm doing by the end of this article). Much like the previous resolution, this one should be attempted by everybody on the planet, not just writers. This is the year I treat myself to some Dick. Let’s go.įor me, this is the year I finally crack one of these hardcovers open. ![]() How much longer do you expect to be alive, anyway? Time’s ticking, buddy. Who is the author you’ve been meaning to read since forever? Are you going to finally break the streak and see what they’re all about? You really should. I’m sure everybody has a similar situation. A couple years back, my now-late mother gifted me that Library of America boxset of his entire works for Christmas, and it’s just been sitting on my bookshelves since, collecting dust. I guess I feel the need to save his books-but for what? As a little treat, something for me to enjoy once I have more free time (on my deathbed). So why haven’t I pulled the trigger yet? I’m not sure. I understand what kinds of books he wrote, and know a little bit about their plots, and there’s little chance I won’t love his entire bibliography. Read That One Author You've Been Meaning To For YearsĮvery reader has that one author they’ve wanted to read for years and years, yet for whatever reason they’ve never gotten around to it. Exercise more? Eat healthier? Stop swatting my racist cousin Greg’s bungalow? I don’t think so.īut I do think there are some resolutions worth considering, especially if you happen to be a writer (which, come on, you’re reading LitReactor you’re a writer).ħ. That’s because resolutions are typically horseshit. How are those resolutions treating you so far? Probably not great. ![]() There are several things we all tend to associate with the beginning of another year: opening new calendars, deleting the latest unnecessarily cruel wave of story rejections from editors attempting to clean out their slush pile by the end of December, injecting anxiety medication into dogs’ mouths as fireworks explode over our homes, and-of course-deciding on a new list of resolutions that we might follow for maybe a month before returning to our old, disgusting ways. But bills need to be paid, projects need to be promoted, and my dog needs new sweaters, so it’s time to write another article for the handsome, generous people of LitReactor dot com. Is this worth celebrating? I honestly don’t know anymore. Well folks, it’s a new year and some of us are somehow still alive. ![]()
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