“The readers know us and our pain and the ugly events of our lives, the emotions we’ve hidden for decades because we’ve spread them out for all to view. As writers, we’re voluntarily masochistic. Personally, I’d rather leap away and wrap myself in the comfort of denial and I can do that but my writin…”— Chuck Sambuchino, writersdigest.comTagged: Masochism and Writing, Writers Are Masochists, Doing It For the Art, The Price of Art, Creativity and Self-Expression
“When we as writers put our deepest emotions and feeling on a page and share them with others, we’re extremely vulnerable. It’s chilling to think that others will read about the most intimate details of our lives and feelings.”— Chuck Sambuchino, writersdigest.comTagged: Masochism and Writing, Writers Are Masochists, Doing It For the Art, The Price of Art, Creativity and Self-Expression