Community Writers Series IV: David Bar Katz, Morris' Dad

by Morris and Trevor


Key Words
destiny, belief, importance


What We Learned

• Your best writing comes when you’re writing something that feels important to you.
• If you’re not reporting it’s your job to come up with a good, creative story.
• The most important thing is that you know what’s a good story and what’s not.
• Some writers write because it’s their destiny--lots of people do what they do because they believe it’s their destiny.
• Part of David feels hatred for writing because all the work and effort he puts in to it and then it fails, but he has an inner love for it. He has to write. Most people have had this kind of experience, when they feel hate for what they’re doing but love it deep down.

How does your writing express you?

What you choose to write says who you are as a person.  When you write, it’s you, you’re putting yourself out there, even with characters who are different. All good writing expresses you."

Quotes

“Writing is fun and easy when you’re writing about something you care about, that feels true to you.”

“People that are in the arts do it because they have to.  It’s just something they have to do.”