Consume, Don't Create

Also some stuff about late-period Henry James

Lately I’ve come to realize that my attention is much more valuable than my work. It’s really been a strange thing to ponder: as a writer, I’m constantly begging people to look at my work—my constant struggle to promote myself and to gain traction means that I convey the subtle message that the work isn’t very good. After all, if this Substack, for inst…