I read your piece about the death of your father on a hunting forum and thought it as not the typical outdoor drivel, more the art of literature. So refreshing to see.
Best wishes for success, we could use a little more humanity these days!
The breaking down of the gatekeepers that prevented voices from being heard was a tremendous win for the outdoor writing community. But the heart has since been taken out and replaced with a shock-value model that erodes the craft and buries good writing.
It's so interesting, isn't it? I decided to keep the title that I tried to use to sell my piece "Killing Animals Helped Me Make Peace with Death" not bc it's clickbaity, but because of the lengths we have to go to to try and sell good work. Ultimately, I sold people on the title but not the content. And I think that, in a way, speaks for itself.
I read your piece about the death of your father on a hunting forum and thought it as not the typical outdoor drivel, more the art of literature. So refreshing to see.
Best wishes for success, we could use a little more humanity these days!
Thank you Nick! I agree, more humanity, less algorithms! <3
The breaking down of the gatekeepers that prevented voices from being heard was a tremendous win for the outdoor writing community. But the heart has since been taken out and replaced with a shock-value model that erodes the craft and buries good writing.
It's so interesting, isn't it? I decided to keep the title that I tried to use to sell my piece "Killing Animals Helped Me Make Peace with Death" not bc it's clickbaity, but because of the lengths we have to go to to try and sell good work. Ultimately, I sold people on the title but not the content. And I think that, in a way, speaks for itself.