07-08-2016, 11:33 PM
The simple point of my argument is that the individual should, not want to do any old thing and call it art, but want to do their best, on their own, to be the best, on their own but in relation to others. Other writers who can dwarf them, readers who can judge their work no good. So it's an endless struggle for artistic merit, not a self-centered self apologist. I can understand an artist suffering failure, taking it on the nose. I don't like all the humble talk between artists and their artist friends. It comes through in the work.