"H" Is For Hard

[cbertsch]

The piece I'm writing is making me enormously anxious. Even though I know it's likely that my subject will find fault with much of it, I still want him to like it. At the same time, though, it won't be worth anything unless I put my own stamp on it. I guess that's what makes this kind of journalism so hard. I keep thinking about how happy Dennis Cooper was to be writing a profile for Spin on Bob Mould, only to end up pissing him off despite the best of intentions. Being a fan isn't enough. In the end, I have to stand up for my own perspective regardless of the consequences. I just wish that I could once and for all renounce the dream of pleasing everyone. That's a shortcut to madness.

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[cbertsch.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried about people not liking it. But the subject not liking it, that bothers me. As for as intros go, I have the same struggles. I end up writing several most of the time and then usually go for what gets to the point fastest. It takes so much work, though. Whom are you writing for?

[xmoonbunnyx.livejournal.com]

RedBlue magazine ;)