Opinion: Why Self-Indulgence Can Be a Good Thing for Your Writing

I was delighted when Elisa Doucette at Craft Your Content allowed me to write this piece, and I’ve been so thankful for the positive feedback I’ve gotten since from it. It turns out many writers believe in self-indulgence in their writing, too, and are tired of all this bizarre push-back against writing for…

Well, writing for yourself.

After all, writers are selfish creatures. We want to write the books and the content we wish to see in the world. We keep our audience in mind, true, but the passion and fulfillment that comes with enjoying writing is there for us and only us. It’s why we do what we do.

I approached this topic not only from a writer’s standpoint but also from being an avid reader and consumer of media, aka nerd culture.

So sit back, relax, and–dare I say–indulge: https://www.craftyourcontent.com/self-indulgence-good-for-writing/