I relate so much to your words, particularly about the difference between wanting to share something about you and exploiting your own life, crossing a personal boundary for a reader’s benefit and how hard it sometimes is to tell where that actually lies. It’s impossible to know for sure beforehand but also in the end, anything written in truth should not be regretted. I’m slowly reading my way through your book at the moment and I’m so glad it exists. x
I’m experiencing a little serendipity because I have sat down to write a review of the book and saw you now have a substack. Then your first writing here turned out to be about the book itself and about this kind of sharing -- and this weird feeling of having people listening, taking part into your life. I always wonder if writers want readers to have a peek into their inner world, or if they purposefully put outside what they want aired, like an exhibit. Your words made me think of this again, and it gave me some joy, as a reader, to see this process brought to life. Maybe arriving at what we know is in a way about arriving at what other people know too. It’s wonderful to be able to keep reading your work!
its such an interesting idea to think of how through reading, the reader can 'take part in your life', because I do think reading is kind of a collaborative act, even if as the writer I don't participate beyond sharing the work, a bit like how I collaborated with Joni's music in this book.
I relate so much to your words, particularly about the difference between wanting to share something about you and exploiting your own life, crossing a personal boundary for a reader’s benefit and how hard it sometimes is to tell where that actually lies. It’s impossible to know for sure beforehand but also in the end, anything written in truth should not be regretted. I’m slowly reading my way through your book at the moment and I’m so glad it exists. x
thanks so much Sophia!
I’m experiencing a little serendipity because I have sat down to write a review of the book and saw you now have a substack. Then your first writing here turned out to be about the book itself and about this kind of sharing -- and this weird feeling of having people listening, taking part into your life. I always wonder if writers want readers to have a peek into their inner world, or if they purposefully put outside what they want aired, like an exhibit. Your words made me think of this again, and it gave me some joy, as a reader, to see this process brought to life. Maybe arriving at what we know is in a way about arriving at what other people know too. It’s wonderful to be able to keep reading your work!
its such an interesting idea to think of how through reading, the reader can 'take part in your life', because I do think reading is kind of a collaborative act, even if as the writer I don't participate beyond sharing the work, a bit like how I collaborated with Joni's music in this book.
Love love love this
thank you 💙
Such thoughtful words on a beautiful book!