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CHAPTERXIIWRITINGFORNEERS

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Qualifi—AppropriateSubjects—Dires

Theneernowadaysgoesintoeveryhomeintheland?whatwasfardedasaluxuryisnowlookedupoy.Nomatterhowpoortheindividual,heisnottoopoortoaffordapealoistakingplainhisoweviity,butalsoenieroftheglobe.Thelaborerobeaswellpostedohedayasthebankerinhisoffice.Throughtheneerhefeelthepulseofthedfialityisininishing?hereadthesigimesandsthepoliticalhorizonforwhatshisowhedoingsntriesarespreadbeforehimandheseeataglaheotheremotestersofearth.IfafireoLondonlastnighthereadaboutitathisbreakfasttableihism,andprobablygetabetteratthantheLohemselves.IfadueltakesplaParishereadallaboutiteveestahefield.

Thereareupwardsof3,000dailyheUes,morethan2,000ofublishedintownsglessthan100,000inhabitants.Infayplacesoflessthan10,000populationboastthepublishingofadailyherearemorethan15,000weekliespublished.Someoftheso-calledtrypaperswieldquiteaheirlocalities,aside,andaremoney-makiheirowhoseectedwiththem,bothbywayofciras.

Itissurprisingthenumberofpeopleinthistrywhomakealivingintheneerfield.Apartfrulartoilerstherearethousandsofmenandwomenaperworkasideissue,whoaddtidysumsof"piotheirinesbyoaltributionstothedaily,weeklyandmoofthesepeopleareonlypersonsofordinary,everydayability,havingjusteiohemselvesilyinwriting.

Itisamistaketoimagine,assomanydo,thataionisnecessaryforneerwork.Notatall!Orary,insomecases,ahighclasseduisahiahelpinthisdire.Thegeneralneerdoesnotwantlearneddisquisitionsnorphilosophicaltheses?asitsnameimplies,itwantsnews,ews,iihisreaders,toarousethemaheirattention.Iveryoftenaboywriteabetterartiacollegeprofessor.Theprofessorttousewordsbeyoyofmostofthereaders,whiletheboy,notknowingsuchwords,wouldprobablysimplytellwhathesaw,howgreatthedamageerekilledoriduselanguagewhichallwoulduand.

Ofcourse,therearesomebrilliantscholars,deeply-readmeheneerrealm,but,ohosewhohavemadethegreatestnamesenhandmostofthemgraduatedbywayofthetrypaper.SomeoftheleadingwritersofEnglahepreseedtheirliterarycareersbytributingtotheruralpress.Theyperfedpolishedthemselvesastheywentalonguntiltheywereabletomakehemselvesierature.

Ifyouwanttotributetoertheneerfieldasameansoflivelihood,don'tletlackofacollegeoruyedustandinyourway.Ashasbeensaidelsewhereinthisbook,someofthegreatestmastersofEnglishliteratureweremenwhohadbutlittleadvahewayofb.Shakespeare,Bunyan,Burns,ahers,whohavelefttheirnamesindeliblyihetabletsoffame,hadlittletoboastofinthewayofbookedu,buttheyhadularlyknownas"horse"senseandagkheworld?inotherwords,theyuoodhumannature,auralthemselves.Shakespeareuoodmankindbecausehewashimselfaman?herayedthefeeliions,thepassionswithamaster'stoueatingthekinginhispalaceastruetonatureashehasdoinhishut.Themonitorwithinhisavehimwarningastowhatwasrightandrong,justasthedaemohesideofoldSocrateswhisperedihecoursetopursueunderanyandallsguidingtheploughceivedthoughtsaheminalanguagewhiever,norprobablyneverwillbe,surpassedbyallthelearningwhifer.Thesemeural,anditerfeofthisnaturalitythatwreathedtheirbrowswiththenever-fadinglaurelsofundyingfame.

Ifyouwouldessaytowritefortheneeryoumustbenaturalandexpressyourselfinyouraedwaywithoutputtingonairsorfrills?youmustsandindulgeinbombastorrhodomoampawriterasnotonlysuperficialbutsilly.Thereisnoroomforsutheeverydaywantsfactsstatedinplain,unvarnished,unaduage.True,youshouldreadthebestauthorsand,asfaraspossible,imitatetheirstyle,butdon'ttrytoliterally.Beyourselfoneveryoooneelse.

NotlikeHomerwouldIwrite,eifImight,

NotlikeShakespeareathisbest,heortherest,Likemyself,ho>

Likemyself,ornotatall.

Putyourselfihereaderawilliyourselfandinsuchawaythatyeealtoyourowhefithings.Youbeloajority,thereforedon&#etthatinwritingfortheneersyforthatmajorityandnotfortheleariority.

Rememberyforthemaacar,youwahim,totoreadwhatyouhavetosay.Hedoesnotlay?hewasomethingwhishimself,andyoumusttellittohiminaplain,simplemaasyouwoulddoifyouwerefacetofacewithhi

Whatyouwriteabout?Whyaboutanythingthatwillstituteews,someleadiheday,anythingthatealtothereadersofthepapertowhichyouwishtosubmitit.loaylive,howeverbackwarditmaybe,youalwaysfihingofgenuinehumahers.Ifthereisnoneenihingthatappealstoyourself.Weareallstitutedalike,andthecesarethatwhatwilliyouwillihers.Dessofadventurearegenerallyacceptable.Tellofafoxhunt,erhunt,orabearchase.

Ifthereisanyimportantmanufagplantinyhborhooddescribeitand,ifpossible,getphotographs,fraphyplaysaveryimportantpartiemsofto-day.Ifa"great"manlivesnearyou,onewhosehetipue,goaerviewwithhim,obtaihepublisoftheday,describehishomelifeandhissurroundingsandhowhespendshistime.

Tryahihemomehatstandsoutpromihelimelightofthepassingshoersonage,somefamousmanorwoman,isvisitiry,itisagoodtimetowriteuptheplawhiesandtherecordheorshehasmadethere.ForiortueofSulualePacificarchipelagtheSultan&#hthetry.Ifaismadetoblowupatleship,say,intheharborofAppia,inSamoa,itaffordsacetowriteaboutSamoaaLouisStephenson.WhenManuelwashurledfromthethralitetimetowritealandPueseaffairs.Ifaoceistakingplaafntrysuchasthegofakihroofamonarch,itisagoodtimetowriteupthehistoryoftheddescribetheeventsleadinguptothemainissue.articularlysavageoutbreakstwildtribesinthedependencies,suchasarisingoftheManobosinthePhilippiisopportueofsuchtribesandtheirsurroundings,andthecausesleadinguptotherevolt.

&lyoforsomethingthatwillsuitthepassinghour,readthedailypapersandprobablyinsomeobseryoumayfihatwillserveyouasafoundatioodartiethiwillgiveyouaclue.

Becircumspeyourseleofapapertowhiityourowthetoneandgeneralimportofthepaper,itssoingsandpoliticalaffiliations,alsiousses,and,infact,alltheparticularsyit.Itwouldbeinjudiciousforyoutosendanartiaprizefighttiouspaperor,viceversa,anatofachurgtotheeditorsheet.

Ifyougetyourcopyba'tbedisappoidisheartened.Perseverasmoreinthehananywhereelse,andonlyperseveranthelongrun.Youmustbeeresilient?ifyouarepresseddain.Nomatterhowmanyrebuffsyoumayreceive,benedbutcallfresheoyourassistandmakeaauffisinyouitissuretobediscovered?yhtwillnotremainlonghiddenunderabushelintheneerdomain.IfyoudeliverthegoodseditorswillsoonbebeggingyouinsteadtheThosemelyoforpersonswhomakegood.

&intoprileiswon,foritwillbeaoyoutopersevereandimproveyourselfateveryturhingyouwrite,dslashailyougetitiformaspossible.Eliminateeverysuperfluouswordarikeoutallambiguousexpressionsandreferences.

Ifyforaerrememberitdiffersfromadailyone.hatwillthema,butthewomanatthefireside?theywantout-of-the-wayfacts,curiousscrapsoflore,personalnotesoffamousoretriiniscesofexgexperieinggleaningsinlife'snumberlessby-ways,inshort,anythingthatwilleairuecircle.Thereisalwayssomethinginyourimmediatesurroundings,somecuriouseventepisodethatwillfurnishyouwithdataforanartiustkureoftheweeklytowhiityourcopythesameasyoumustknowthedaily.ForiheHerald,whileaviousweekly,treatssuchsecularmatterasmakesthepaperappealtoall.ioussideitisariahebroadfieldofitythroughouttheworld?onitssecularsideitdealswithhumasinsuimpartialwaythateveryoertowhatclasstheymaybelongortowhatcreedtheymaysubstakealiving,perso.

&hliesofferaivefieldfortheliteraryaspirant.Here,again,don'tthinkyoumustbeayprofessortowriteforamonthlymagazine.Ma,aziributorsaremenandwomenwhohaveneverpassedthroughacollegeexceptbygoingidoorandemergingfromthebae.However,forthemostpart,theyareindividualsofwideexperienowthepracticalsideoflifeasdistihetheoretical.

Theordinarymonthlymagaziheleadiionsandissueswhigagiionoftheworldforthemomeiodiscoveries,whateverisengrossingthepopularmiimebeing,suchasflyileships,sky-scrapers,theopenihedevelopmentofnewlaicalissues,viewsofpartyleaders,charactersketchesofdistinguishedpersoc.However,befyourskillforamonthlymagaziwouldbewellforyoutohaveagoodapprentiwritingforthedailypress.

&hiperseveraopensthedoorofsuccess.Persevere!Ifyouareturneddowndon'tgetdisheartehetrary,lettherebuffactasastimulanttofurthereffort.Masuccessfulwritersofourtimehavebeenturneddownagainandagain.Fordaysandmonths,andevenyears,someofthemhavehawkedtheirwaresfromoerarydoortoaheyfoundapuraybeagreatwriterinembryo,butyouwilloafetus,nottospeakoffullmaturity,unlessyoutwhatisinyou.Giveyourselfacetogrowandseizeupthatwillehescopeofyourhorizon.Keepyoureyeswideopeamomentofthedayinwhichyouwillhiyouandinwhiaybeabletoihers.Learn,too,howtoreadNature'sbook.There'saless—iohetrees,thebabblingbrooksandthesingingbirds.Ihelessonforyourself,theoothers.Alwaysbeiinyoaboutitierminedkindofway,don'tbefaiedorbackward,bebrave,bebrave,andevermorebebrave.

Oedfieldileoflife,Withanarmyofmillionsbeforeyou?

Likeaheroofoldgirdyoursoulforthestrifeahefoemantrampoveryou?

Act,actlikeasoldierandproudlyrushovaliantinBravery'svan,

Withkeen,flashingswordcutyourwaytothefrontandshowtotheworldyou'reaMan.

Ifyouareofthemasderbeamaninallthiaatiohatistheleyouboast,higherfarthanthatofearlorduke,emper.Inthesamewaywomanhoodisthegrathefeminineheadorldfrownsonyouahi,possessyoursoulinpatiendhopeforthedawnhterday.Itwille.Thesunisalwaysshihedarkestclouds.Wheyourmanuscriptsbaandagain,don'tdespair,northiorduroublesofhisown,too.

Keepupyourspiritsuntilyouhavemadethefiandputyourtalentstoalastanalysis,thenifyoufindyouotgetintopriingorliteraryworkisnotyourforte,andturhihisitself,tryshoemakingditches.Rememberholabor,nomatterhowhumble,iseverdignified.Ifyouareawomanthrowasidethepen,sitdownanddarnyourbrother's,yourfather's,oryourhusband'ssocks,orputonacali,takesoapandwaterandscrubthefloor.Nomatterwhoyouaredosomethioldsophistryaboutthewyoualivinghasbeenexplodedlongago.Theworlddoesnotoweyoualiving,butyouoweitservitude,andifyoudonotpaythedebtyouarehepurposeofanall-wiseProvidendfillingtheplaceforwhichyouwerecreated.Itisforyoutoservetheworld,tomakeitbetter,brighter,higher,hrander,nobler,richer,flivedinit.Thisyouatterositioyou,whetheritbethatofstreetlaborerorpresident.Fightthegoodfightandgaiory.

"Aboveall,tothirue,

And'twillfollowasthenighttheday,

Thouottheoanyman."

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