{"id":484,"date":"2011-06-30T14:25:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T21:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/?p=484"},"modified":"2011-08-13T17:04:35","modified_gmt":"2011-08-14T00:04:35","slug":"right-brain-left-brain-of-the-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dianastevan.com\/uk\/2011\/writing\/right-brain-left-brain-of-the-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Right brain, Left brain of the Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m marketing again. It’s not what I want to do, but a necessary part of writing. I’d much rather switch on my right brain than use my left brain and go through the hassle of pitching to agents or publishers. \"\"<\/a>Like the dark lines on the Mask my husband sculpted in alabaster, the strain on my left brain has left its mark.<\/p>\n

And yet I can’t believe how much I’ve written that remains hidden on my computer, as if locked in time. Will it see daylight? It might if I can please the gods of the literary world. Marketing and the inevitable rejections that come when there isn’t a match are part of the writing game.<\/p>\n

For me, the hard part is screening the people out there who might be interested in what I have to say. Good thing I’m an optimist. No matter the outcome, it’s the process that counts. And the fact, that I love what I’m doing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m marketing again. It’s not what I want to do, but a necessary part of writing. 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