“I have to feel strongly, it is a kind of catharsis for me” Writers Voices speaks with Bryan Peterson on his book – I Give My Eyes. “I try and be very, very disciplined with the actual words chosen and be very careful with adjectives. Adjectives tend to muck things up. they don’t leave enough room for the reader to ponder. There’s no space… and the feeling is never very precise. Where as if you find the right noun, the right object, the right thing that speaks either symbolically or emotionally, that’s..what really grabs or is really the crux of good writing.”
I’ve noticed what happens is the places where I’m most uncomfortable, most fearful that I’ve revealed too much…is where I get the most reaction. People seem to be grateful for that kind of openness. As long as it’s done with a kind of generosity…there’s a sense of relationship there.
Believing you can is the first step to accomplishment.
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