“The genre matters”
– Seth Godin, on the Tim Ferris Podcast #728
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“Genre is a minimum-security prison.”
– David Shields, Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
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My blog’s genre is clear.
It’s based on engaging with quotations.
A reaction against the random sharing of quotes online without context.
Every day the format is identical. You know what you are getting.
Two quotes of others, with my commentary.
There is power and confidence in being clear in what you are creating, and why.
But genre is a framework, not a law.
It is easy to break out.
In theory.
Yet the more I write in this framework, the harder it becomes to want to escape.
I am comforted in my cell.
It becomes increasingly familiar.
I have everything I need.
However, this blog is a genre I visit every day, not where I live.
It’s not representative of the whole me, just the part I choose to share.
There is safety in that separation.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed your visit.
That you meet the same person every day.
Conversations With Quotations 