: Re: Is it possible to practice the craft of creative writing in isolation? Is it possible to practice the craft of creative writing in isolation? I am not directly affiliated with a writing community,

I would counter that it is only possible to find your own voice, make your own way if you accept the element of isolation that is essential to the writing process.

Yes, you may take a class, join a group, find a wonderful mentor. In the end, it will be you and the world, and how that intersection expresses itself in words that will vault you into the task. Your class, your group, your mentor will be credible only insofar as they confront you with yourself, and leave the responsibility for evaluating your work to you - in the end, the only judge who counts.

This requires great courage, and courage is that thing you exercise when you feel the bottom dropping out of your stomach.

Take your lead from John Keats, the son of a stableman, who never made it to university, who died before his work was widely recognized: "I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest."

In whatever art form, the artist owns the process, but has no claim on the outcome. Fighter pilot time. Jump into the cockpit, and give it a spin.

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