Legacy has been on my mind this week after losing a dear friend. It reminded me how the words we create can outlive us in powerful ways.
As authors, sometimes it’s a whole book, sometimes just a single scene, or even one unforgettable line that lingers.
What piece of your writing do you hope will last when you’re gone?
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My condolences, Kat Spencer. I'm not sure what piece of my writing, but you gave me something to think about. Thanks.
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Thanks Maurice Vaughan - share if something comes to mind :)
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I’m sorry for your loss Kat Spencer, I’ve been thinking about that a lot myself, particularly in relation to my uncle’s passing last year, and another uncle’s passing a couple months ago. I’ve become acutely aware, even though I’m still pretty young, that I don’t have enough time to write all the stories I want nor to get them made (will certainly try, though), and I’m haunted by the fact that two of my biggest influences, Satoshi Kon and Osamu Tezuka, passed away before completing their final projects (the latter hits especially hard since he didn’t finish his life’s work, meanwhile I have six such projects lol).
I hope that if absolutely nothing else of mine gets made, Finding Elpis does as my latest life’s work, therefore default best. It has a lot of my anxieties about not being successful translated into art, as well as feelings of lack of control (that nonetheless take you where you need to be). It’s basically my way of telling myself (and by extension everyone else who reads and hopefully eventually watches it) that you are better than you think you are, and chances are you’re missing the forest for the trees, sometimes in a VERY big way. I believe that if you have a gift, you have to give it back to the world so this will be mine. Hopefully I’ll have others, but if I had to choose one work for the time capsule, it’s this one.
You're welcome, Kat Spencer. Ok, I will.
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My condolences, Banafsheh Esmailzadeh.
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Thanks Maurice Vaughan.
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You're welcome, Banafsheh Esmailzadeh.
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My condolences, Kat. The loss of a friend always leaves a silent imprint, but your words become a house, a roof above the earth, where their memory continues to live. I believe a writer’s legacy is not only in the pages we leave behind, but in every heart touched by our voice. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Yes, the call of legacy, to leave something that may touch & transform, matters. Its power may allow us a huge increase of scope. love your post.
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Kat Spencer, I am truly sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. I have written out scripts for films and TV shows. I have written hundreds of songs. I wrote a speech for the grand opening of the Vilnius Jewish Public Library in Lithuania. However, out of all those words, the ones I most want to last are the ones that will be seen In the future on my tombstone. Those words will read, Proud father of Glenn. Those are the words that matter most.
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My children's bedtime stories 'The Lolly Shop' and 'BOOTS!' and my personal story 'Land Angels' dedicated to my husband. Beautiful question Kat Spencer !