Ruth Ann Oskolkoff
I think what the system has done long term, is make those of us who are the poor, oppressed, and minorities doubt ourselves. Down in the very deepest part of ourselves we do not believe we are as good as the rich, or the powerful. It is not our fault we feel this way. It's the educational system, the culture, and everything we see and hear from the "important" people and organizations. It's almost subconscious.
I feel that is all hogwash and that the light of inspiration is in all of us. So when you are starting out as a writer, this is what you need to understand. That you have as much access to universal truths, inspiration, and talent as anyone. To understand you are the one. You can be beauty himself.
Once people understand that. Really get it--it can open the world. They can be a writer, or an artist. Once they see they are as important in the scheme of things as any billionaire, or ruler, it changes everything. So the advice I give to writers is believe in yourself, even if no one around you seems to.
I feel that is all hogwash and that the light of inspiration is in all of us. So when you are starting out as a writer, this is what you need to understand. That you have as much access to universal truths, inspiration, and talent as anyone. To understand you are the one. You can be beauty himself.
Once people understand that. Really get it--it can open the world. They can be a writer, or an artist. Once they see they are as important in the scheme of things as any billionaire, or ruler, it changes everything. So the advice I give to writers is believe in yourself, even if no one around you seems to.
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