Art Is: Easy, Natural, Free
A writer should be able to express himself easily, naturally, copiously, in a form which frees his mind, his energies.
Why should he hobble himself with formalities?
—Saul Bellow
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Although theory is necessary to figure out what you are doing, it should come later, after you have allowed out into the world what needs to get out — after you have a lot of work under your belt.
Theory should extend work and not be a Procrustean bed to which the work is fitted. Theory at its best is not a defense, nor a pedestal — it is an appreciation.
