What Would You Do If You Were Freed of Circumstance?
The latest Glimmer Train bulletin is now available. I love this piece featured from Lydia Fitzpatrick, “Characters, Unfettered,” where an interview with Brad Watson leads to deep insight. Here’s a…
The latest Glimmer Train bulletin is now available.
I love this piece featured from Lydia Fitzpatrick, "Characters, Unfettered," where an interview with Brad Watson leads to deep insight. Here's a brief excerpt:
The central idea for the [Brad's] novella had evolved … in order to study "where the human imagination takes a human life when unfettered by unexpected circumstances."
OK, I thought, interesting. I sent the interview off to the editor. I ate some ramen. Lived my life. But this idea kept coming back to me. While I walked my dog (pathetically fettered as I am), or stared at the hot bar at the Piggly Wiggly, or refreshed my Facebook news feed. What would my life be, if I freed it of circumstance?
Find out Lydia's answer, and start thinking about your own.
Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).