Anybody here struggle with self-identity, including when it comes to writing?When I think of writers I most enjoy, their "identity" in terms of style, genre etc are always pretty clear. This guy was a sci-fi writer, this guy wrote horror, this guy wrote historical Westerns, etc. When it comes to my own writing, I find that I oscillate quite frequently, to the point where I never dedicate myself to anything substantial. I also find that this oscillation, or lack of identity, is applicable to my real life, which is deeply concerning as I grow older. It's really eating at me.Any advice or books about this issue?
Just use a different persona for each perspective you wish to portray a la Pessoa
>>25249661No, I clearly know who I am. Sounds like a skill issue on your part, lil zoomie.
>>25249661Have you written many short stories? In my experience they tend to bring out a person's style faster than full novels. If you're a fanfic writer though you'll never have your own style.
>>25249661>Anybody here struggle with self-identity, including when it comes to writing?Everybody grows into it. Try writing for longer than whatever tiktok convinced you to give it a try.
>>25249661>muh identityAsk me how I know you're a zoomer with green hair.
>>25249691I have, but they tend to be so different. I once submitted two short stories to a magazine under different names during the same year and both were published, although one was kind of tragically humorous similar to George Saunders while the other was bleak and introspective similar to Kafka.By similar I mean "would be perceived as likely having been influenced by" rather than "being of the same quality as"
>>25249844Do you disagree with what I said?Even writers like Kafka or Pessoa, who tended to be very indecisive in their lives, tended to write stories which were identifiably their own; their style eccentricities etc tended to emerge in every story. Just like when they find an artwork in some attic, they tend to quickly assume it was painted by X or Y painter, because the greats tended to have their own distinct identifiable style.
>>25249947Pessoa was notorious for creating hundreds of pseudonyms and never finishing anything, his body of work being a reflection of his internal fragmented identity. If his style shines through yours will as well, don't worry you'll never be as fucked as him.
>>25249661Wow never realized how much Kafka looks like one of the kid characters from Once Upon A Time In America, which I guess is just a roundabout way of saying he looks very Jewish
