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The writer is not the god of their world. At least, I am not. The gods write themselves, and I only keep the record.

Perhaps it is not mastery that guides the best writing, but surrender. To listen more than to command. To accept that the story knows more than I do, and that fear of the unknown is part of the work.

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Olno@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Fair enough. Every writer’s relationship to their world is different.