Henry Benjamin

Chasing an impossible dream, because possible dreams are boring

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

@AuthorGFAllen Congrats mate!

I dream of the day of being able to celebrate these types of wins.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

I just saw a clip of writing advice that really makes sense...

"The key is not to try harder, it is to resist less."

Just get the damn thing out of your head and on the page. Make it pretty later.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

I've been so inactive on here and in my writing it's not even funny.

Doing this writing thing in the 'spare' hours of the day is tough, once you've finished work, spent time with the kids, walked the dog, cooked and eaten dinner it's like 9pm and you're tired.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

What do fellow writers think about this?

I think taking inspiration from different cultures is a good thing. It can educate/enlighten readers.

Authors should take inspiration from wherever they can get it, and if it makes a good story, lean into it.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Our culture isn't fantasy - so stop misusing it for mystical books https://t.co/2oZz3NHOii

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

It might well be time to move off this platform as a creator.
It's such a shame, this place used to be a useful community for writers and artists.
I'm sure we can rebuild it somewhere else... 🦋

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

@cooltechtipz This is chaos. American measurements are WILD!

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Why did past societies build so much "useless" beauty everywhere — and why did we stop?

It might be a measure of a culture's health... (thread) 🧵

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

The piece in question:

https://t.co/gzC4AQBsKP

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

Recently I've grown in frustration that my writing isn't good, let alone good enough to get published.

I have incomplete first drafts of several projects because I really struggle with the 'just get it on the page, fix it later' thing.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

But I like to try and be optimistic, and this bit really spoke to me:

"...I rather suspect that I will achieve my longest-held dreams and also that they will solve no fundamental aspects of my human experience, aside perhaps from the need for money..."

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Great paintings that inspired iconic movie scenes... 🧵 (continued)

1. “Fallen Angel”, Alexandre Cabanel // “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith”, directed by George Lucas

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

When you finish your days work in your bill paying job by 10.30, and can get some sneaky writing done in the afternoon.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

@jodyjsperling Be famous already.
There's a reason there are so many celebrities getting their (mostly children's) books published.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

Anyone else growing tired of social media?

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

I want to live in a future where we live in the present.

[Henry Benjamin @HenBenWrites]

@elonmusk Meaningless babble.