In my opinion, creativity needs freedom to flourish. This year I was only going to share segments from my books in this blog, but the idea that my creativity needs freedom has been preoccupying my thoughts lately. What if I lived in a place where I couldn't write my fiction without consequences? What if my stories were canceled because they didn't check off all the boxes a group of people expected or demanded from them? Would I be able to find the desire to create my stories in such an oppressive world? The keyword is "my" since they are what my mind invents. I find it hard to picture the joyful creations of Walt Disney coming from someone controlled by the government; oppressed by anger, bitterness, and fear. I'm not a history expert, so I'll just put the question out there without an answer: Are there any really good fantasy fiction books that were written by authors living in tyrant regimes, communist, or Marxist countries? If yes, were those books hopeful, with happy endings, and true creativity? The love of books unites people. I made so many friends on Instagram because we can talk about books. We don't all like the same ones, but that's okay... well it was until cancel culture started infiltrating our happy bookworm community. Those preaching tolerance, aren't so tolerant of anyone who is on the opposite side. The voices who are the loudest and most angry are not always the ones speaking the truth or saying what the average person really thinks. I end my blog today with quotes from Aesop, a man who was born around 620 BCE, but the words still ring true for today. "If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all." ~ Aesop "Do nothing without regard to the consequences." ~ Aesop "The unhappy derive comfort from the misfortunes of others." ~ Aesop "Kindness is more persuasive than force." ~ Aesop "Don't be in a hurry to change one evil for another." ~ Aesop "Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either." ~ Aesop "Those who cry the loudest are not always the ones who are hurt the most" ~ Aesop "Please all, and you will please none." ~ Aesop "He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself." ~ Aesop
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