Re: Ramblings of Randroids
Erin McLaughlin (erinseyes@hotmail.com)
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:13:22 -0800 (PST)
Little "M." :)
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:50:03 -0600
From: Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu
Subject: Re: Ramblings of Randroids
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
Reply-to: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
pps erin (one n), in response to camille's post retained below, posted
something about "Matt always having a purpose." did you mean big "M" or
little "m"?
On Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:10:53 +1000 verona_beach@geocities.com (Camille
Scaysbrook) wrote:
>
>
>> "I myself write often solely for the purpose of writing. you'd be
>> surprised at some of the things you can free your mind to say when
>> you're not trying to say anything."--matt
>>
>>
>> Isn't there an inherent contradiction here? You're purposefully doing
>> something with the aim of doing nothing so that you will end up
>> surprising yourself, and doing something. Therefore, with no
>> expectations, you have hopes, and with hopes, you have some dregree
of
>> the aim of doing something.
>
>No, I don't think so. The original distinction was between writing for
a
>purpose and writing for no purpose. I think what Matt is trying to say
is
>that sometimes it's possible just to write for the enjoyment of
writing,
>for no real aim or purpose but to exercise your writerly muscles.
>
>Camille
>verona_beach@geocities.com
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