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"so you want to be a writer?"

Journal Entry: Tue Jul 15, 2008, 3:28 PM
that's a poem by Charles Bukowski. in my opinion it can be attached to any domain in your life, not just writing. here it is:



if it doesn't come bursting out of you in spite of everything,
don't do it.
unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut,
don't do it.
if you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen
or hunched over your typewriter
searching for words,
don't do it.
if you're doing it for money or fame,
don't do it.
if you're doing it because you want women in your bed,
don't do it.
if you have to sit there and rewrite it again and again,
don't do it.
if it's hard work just thinking about doing it,
don't do it.
if you're trying to write like somebody else,
forget about it.

if you have to wait for it to roar out of you,
then wait patiently.
if it never does roar out of you,
do something else.

if you first have to read it to your wife
or your girlfriend or your boyfriend
or your parents or to anybody at all,
you're not ready.

don't be like so many writers,
don't be like so many thousands of
people who call themselves writers,
don't be dull and boring and
pretentious, don't be consumed with self-love.

the libraries of the world have
yawned themselves to sleep
over your kind.
don't add to that.
don't do it.

unless it comes out of
your soul like a rocket,
unless being still would
drive you to madness or
suicide or murder,
don't do it.

unless the sun inside you is
burning your gut,
don't do it.

when it is truly time,
and if you have been chosen,
it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in you.

there is no other way.


and there never was.

  • Mood: Artistic
  • Drinking: coffee, as always :)

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 15 (born Oct 26 1992)
  • Interests: Photography, music, literature, guitar
  • Favourite band or musician: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bad Religion
  • Favourite genre of music: http://www.lastfm.pl/user/xsskorp
  • Favourite artist: John Frusciante
  • Favourite poet or writer: Stanisław Lem
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: iRiver T60
  • Favourite game: Archlord, Burnout 3, The Witcher
  • Favourite gaming platform: XBox, PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Garfield
  • Personal Quote: "I hate mondays."
  • Tools of the Trade: Fuji s5700, Photoshop

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~med3s:iconmed3s: 2 days 21 hours ago
thanks for the fav!!
~xsskorp:iconxsskorp: Jul 7, 2008, 3:14:05 AM
You're welcome :glomp:

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~stand-up-please:iconstand-up-please: Jul 7, 2008, 2:05:05 AM
thank you sooo much for the fav's and for the watch! =)
~xsskorp:iconxsskorp: Jul 6, 2008, 12:34:49 PM
You're welcome :)

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=SassyPants61762:iconSassyPants61762: Jul 6, 2008, 12:25:18 PM
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*Venelli:iconVenelli: Jul 6, 2008, 10:46:12 AM
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~med3s:iconmed3s: Jun 25, 2008, 6:50:57 AM
thanks so much for the fav!!!
*azriyaphel:iconazriyaphel: Jun 16, 2008, 12:25:06 PM
serdeczne dzięki za fava :aww:
~barkecik:iconbarkecik: Jun 12, 2008, 1:15:56 PM Mood: Joy
Dzięki za :+fav:'a i dodanie do listy znajomych :worship:

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~xsskorp:iconxsskorp: Jun 11, 2008, 3:38:34 PM
A dziękuję :D

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~Timeditty:iconTimeditty: Jun 11, 2008, 3:03:40 PM
przy okazji dodaję do znajomych :)

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~Timeditty:iconTimeditty: Jun 11, 2008, 3:01:15 PM
dzięki za fava :)

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' She open her eyes and saw she was alone '
~worthyG:iconworthyG: Jun 5, 2008, 1:14:41 AM
Proszę ;D

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~xsskorp:iconxsskorp: Jun 4, 2008, 10:01:21 AM
Ajj, dziękuję :D

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"My brain? That's my second favourite organ."
~worthyG:iconworthyG: Jun 4, 2008, 7:38:03 AM
Świetna galeria <3
Watch ;)

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~hbmediawork:iconhbmediawork: Jun 2, 2008, 11:59:03 PM
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*Faint545:iconFaint545: May 30, 2008, 11:48:39 AM
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=SassyPants61762:iconSassyPants61762: May 27, 2008, 9:05:07 AM
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=xNighty:iconxNighty: May 25, 2008, 1:47:17 PM
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~zera89:iconzera89: May 25, 2008, 4:06:35 AM
.. thank you. =)

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~A-l-a-s-s-e-a:iconA-l-a-s-s-e-a: May 25, 2008, 3:53:16 AM
dzieki za favy :sun:

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*TodirutVlad:iconTodirutVlad: May 24, 2008, 6:16:28 AM
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=SassyPants61762:iconSassyPants61762: May 23, 2008, 8:07:38 PM
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*Venelli:iconVenelli: May 23, 2008, 7:00:23 PM Mood: Joy
Hey there! Thank you so much for the favourite and the watch!

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