The Exposed Writer

Being a writer is like having all your secrets exposed. Like giving an important talk to thousands of people butt naked.

It is the worst kind of exposure because it’s your heart that’s hanging out there. You send out your manuscript hoping someone cares about what you spent months maybe even years trying to say.

If you are a writer you are exposed.

Get used to it.

There is no easy way to hide out if you want to succeed, you have to put your work out there.

--

--

Novelist, screenwriter, poet. Fan of all things writing, film, music. Married forty-two years. Dog lover.

Get the Medium app

A button that says 'Download on the App Store', and if clicked it will lead you to the iOS App store
A button that says 'Get it on, Google Play', and if clicked it will lead you to the Google Play store
David Beaty

Novelist, screenwriter, poet. Fan of all things writing, film, music. Married forty-two years. Dog lover.