Re: two rats

I think that's a wonderful metaphor too, Cecilia, but truth is people don't
know it's _your_ skirt they're looking up unless you let them know :).

After all, you're creating a character, not necessarily yourself, in a story.
It's always a reflection of yourself somehow, but how or why or in what way is
always up for grabs...

Betcha Salinger feels the same way :).

Jim

Will Hochman wrote:

> >
> >I'm always half-afraid to tell people I've published something. Sometimes
> >I think I hate publishing. It's like letting the whole world look up your
> >skirt.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Cecilia.
>
> I don't know about that metaphor Cecilia...I like to think that when
> I publish something, I have found a home for stuff so that it will
> leave me alone and let me get onto other stuff...in other words, I
> don't connect what people see in the writing to what they may see of
> my underwear and self when I publish...it's not me, it's just my
> words, and publishing let's me get to a place where I can imagine I'm
> done with those particular words. But actually you are right...words
> haunt writers no matter what! will
> >
> >
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