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What Bruce Springsteen Taught Me About Writing

 
< P > T h i s y e a r m a r k s t h e 3 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f t h e r e l e a s e o f B r u c e S p r i n g s t e e n ' s g r o u n d b r e a k i n g a l b u m B o r n t o R u n . C o l u m b i a R e c o r d s i s c e l e b r a t i n g b y r e - r e l e a s i n g t h e d i s c w i t h l o t s o f a u d i o a n d v i d e o g o o d i e s i n c l u d i n g i n t e r v i e w m a t e r i a l o f B r u c e d i s c u s s i n g t h e w r i t i n g o f t h i s s e m i n a l w o r k . I ' m a f a n , s o y o u c a n i m a g i n e I ' v e b e e n g o b b l i n g u p t h i s s t u f f l i k e T h a n k s g i v i n g c a m e e a r l y ! < / P > < P > W h a t ' s h i t t i n g h o m e f o r m e i s h e a r i n g a b o u t h o w S p r i n g s t e e n ' s b a c k w a s r e a l l y u p a g a i n s t t h e w a l l w h i l e h e w a s c r e a t i n g t h i s a l b u m . H i s r e c o r d l a b e l w a s c o n s i d e r i n g d r o p p i n g h i m s o h e k n e w h e h a d t o m a k e s o m e t h i n g h a p p e n . W h e n p e o p l e a s k m e " h o w d o I k n o w i f m y w o r k i s g o o d e n o u g h ? " , I t h i n k o f S p r i n g s t e e n b e c a u s e s u r e l y h e w a s n ' t a s k i n g t h a t w h e n h e w a s t r y i n g t o f i g u r e o u t w h a t t o w r i t e . T h e a n s w e r c o u l d h a v e b e e n " i t ' s n o t " i f h e h a d a s k e d s o m e o n e a t h i s r e c o r d c o m p a n y . H e h a d t o w o r k a n d l e a r n f o r h i m s e l f h o w t o t e l l i f h i s w o r k w a s g o o d e n o u g h . T h i s i s w h a t I l e a r n e d f r o m h o w h e d i d i t . < / P > < P > 1 . ) L e a r n F r o m t h e G r e a t O n e s < / P > < P > I n t h e s u m m e r o f 1 9 7 4 S p r i n g s t e e n c o u l d h a v e b e e n l a m e n t i n g t h e f a c t t h a t h i s f i r s t t w o a l b u m s h a d n o t b e e n s u c c e s s f u l a n d h e w a s l i v i n g i n a t i n y h o u s e i n N e w J e r s e y w h i l e t h e c o u n t r y w a s i n t h e t h r o e s o f a s e v e r e e c o n o m i c d e p r e s s i o n . B u t h e w a s n ' t . H e w a s f o c u s e d o n h i s s o n g w r i t i n g . " I h a d a r e c o r d p l a y e r b y t h e s i d e o f m y b e d , " h e w r o t e i n h i s b o o k , S o n g s . " A t n i g h t I ' d l i e b a c k a n d l i s t e n t o r e c o r d s b y R o y O r b i s o n , t h e R o n e t t e s , t h e B e a c h B o y s , a n d t h e o t h e r g r e a t ' 6 0 s a r t i s t s . T h e s e w e r e r e c o r d s w h o s e f u l l d e p t h I ' d m i s s e d t h e f i r s t t i m e a r o u n d . B u t n o w I w a s a p p r e c i a t i n g t h e i r c r a f t a n d p o w e r . " N o t i c e h e w a s n ' t s a y i n g " T h e r e ' s n o w a y I c a n c r e a t e s o n g s l i k e t h a t ! " I n s t e a d h e w a s c o n s i d e r i n g " w h a t c a n I a d d t o t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n ? " H e w a s g e t t i n g i n s p i r e d a n d e d u c a t e d a t t h e s a m e t i m e . < / P > < P > 2 . ) A s p i r e t o B e G r e a t Y o u r s e l f < / P > < P > I n a n i n t e r v i e w a b o u t B o r n t o R u n , S p r i n g s t e e n s a y s h e k n e w h i s r e c o r d c o m p a n y w a s a b o u t t o d r o p h i m . H e a d d e d , " I k n e w I h a d t o w r i t e s o m e t h i n g g r e a t . " S p r i n g s t e e n d i d n ' t h a v e t o w r i t e s o m e t h i n g g r e a t . H e c o u l d h a v e f o l d e d u p h i s t e n t a n d s a i d , " t h e y d o n ' t l i k e m e , I ' m j u s t g o n n a s t a y i n A s b u r y P a r k a n d p l a y w h e r e p e o p l e a p p r e c i a t e m e a n d t h a t ' s i t . " B u t h e d i d n ' t d o t h a t . H e a l s o d i d n ' t a s k w h e t h e r h e w a s g o o d e n o u g h . H e s i m p l y c h a l l e n g e d h i m s e l f t o g o b e y o n d h i m s e l f - - t o b e g r e a t . A s k y o u r s e l f : w h a t a r e y o u w r i t i n g r i g h t n o w a n d i s i t c h a l l e n g i n g y o u t o b e g r e a t ? W h a t w o u l d i t t a k e f o r y o u t o s t a r t t h i n k i n g t h i s w a y ? < / P > < P > 3 . ) F i n d T r u s t e d E a r s f o r F e e d b a c k < / P > < P > Y e s , i t i s h a r d t o k n o w o n y o u r o w n w h e t h e r y o u ' r e o n t r a c k w i t h y o u r w r i t i n g . T h a t ' s w h e n y o u r e c r u i t y o u r o w n i n n e r c i r c l e o f r e a d e r s w h o s e e a r s a n d e y e s y o u t r u s t . J o n L a n d a u b e c a m e o n e o f t h o s e t r u s t e d p a i r s o f e a r s f o r S p r i n g s t e e n . T h e y b e c a m e f r i e n d s d u r i n g t h e w r i t i n g o f B o r n t o R u n a n d B r u c e o f t e n s e n t J o n , t h e n a B o s t o n m u s i c c r i t i c , t a p e s o f t h e w o r k a s i t p r o g r e s s e d . W h e n t h e w o r k s t a l l e d , L a n d a u w a s t h e o n e w h o c a m e i n a n d h e l p e d B r u c e p u t i t a l l t o g e t h e r . W h o c a n b e t h o s e e a r s o r e y e s f o r y o u ? T r y t o k e e p t h e i n n e r c i r c l e s m a l l . I f y o u h a v e t o o m a n y o p i n i o n s s h o w e r e d o n y o u r w o r k i t m a y c l o u d y o u r c r e a t i v e j u d g m e n t . < / P > < P > 4 . ) T r y S o m e t h i n g D i f f e r e n t < / P > < P > M o s t o f t h e s o n g s o n B o r n t o R u n w e r e w r i t t e n o n p i a n o - - t h i s f r o m a g u y k n o w n f o r h i s r a u c o u s F e n d e r g u i t a r . B u t w r i t i n g o n p i a n o g a v e S p r i n g s t e e n n e w i d e a s a n d p r e s e n t e d n e w o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r h i m t o e x p l o r e . I t a l s o g a v e t h e a l b u m a n a m a z i n g l y e m o t i o n a l a n d i n t i m a t e v i b e t h a t I f i n d i n t o x i c a t i n g . W h a t c a n y o u d o d i f f e r e n t l y t h a t c a n i n s p i r e a l e a p t o y o u r n e x t l e v e l ? S e t y o u r n o v e l i n 1 9 0 5 i n s t e a d o f 2 0 0 5 ? W r i t e f r o m t h e p o i n t o f v i e w o f t h e o p p o s i t e s e x ? B e a l i t t l e c r e a t i v e w i t h y o u r n o n - f i c t i o n ? T a k e a c h a n c e . N o e f f o r t i s e v e r w a s t e d e v e n i f y o u ' r e w r i t i n g b a d l y - - y o u c a n s t i l l l e a r n f r o m w h a t y o u ' v e d o n e w r o n g . < / P > < P > 5 . ) T h i n k L o c a l , W r i t e G l o b a l < / P > < P > O n e o f t h e c h a n g e s S p r i n g s t e e n m a d e w i t h B o r n t o R u n w a s t h a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s i n h i s s o n g s w e r e " l e s s e c c e n t r i c a n d l e s s l o c a l " t h a n t h e o n e s o n h i s p r e v i o u s a l b u m s . T h e p e o p l e i n B o r n t o R u n " c o u l d h a v e b e e n a n y b o d y a n d e v e r y b o d y , " h e s a y s . " W h e n t h e s c r e e n d o o r s l a m s o n ' T h u n d e r R o a d ' , y o u ' r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y o n t h e J e r s e y S h o r e a n y m o r e . Y o u c o u l d b e a n y w h e r e i n A m e r i c a . " A n d i t ' s t r u e . M i l l i o n s o f p e o p l e c o n n e c t e d w i t h - - a n d b o u g h t - - B o r n t o R u n . I s o u g h t t h e s a m e k i n d o f c o n n e c t i o n f o r m y n o v e l . T h o u g h t h e f a m i l y i n A l l I N e e d t o G e t B y i s A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n , I ' v e h a d r e a d e r s o f a l l r a c e s t e l l m e h o w t h e y h a v e s e e n t h e m s e l v e s i n o n e o r m o r e o f t h e c h a r a c t e r s a n d h o w t h e y r e l a t e d s t r o n g l y t o t h e b o o k ' s f a m i l y i s s u e s . T o u c h i n g p e o p l e i n t h i s w a y i s k e y t o d e v e l o p i n g a n a t t e n t i v e a u d i e n c e . H o w c a n y o u o p e n u p y o u r w o r k t o a l a r g e r a u d i e n c e w h i l e s t i l l b e i n g t r u e t o y o u r s t o r y ? < / P > < P > I f y o u s t i l l h a v e d o u b t s , t h i n k o f t h i s q u o t e f r o m R a l p h W a l d o E m e r s o n : " W h a t e v e r c o u r s e y o u d e c i d e u p o n , t h e r e i s a l w a y s s o m e o n e t o t e l l y o u t h a t y o u a r e w r o n g . T h e r e a r e a l w a y s d i f f i c u l t i e s a r i s i n g w h i c h t e m p t y o u t o b e l i e v e t h a t y o u r c r i t i c s a r e r i g h t . T o m a p o u t a c o u r s e o f a c t i o n a n d f o l l o w i t t o a n e n d r e q u i r e s . . . c o u r a g e . " B e c o u r a g e o u s f o r y o u r s e l f a n d y o u r w r i t i n g . Y o u r o w n B o r n t o R u n m a y b e w a i t i n g t o c o m e o u t . < / P > < P > 2 0 0 5 S o p h f r o n i a S c o t t < / P > < P > W A N T T O U S E T H I S A R T I C L E I N Y O U R E - Z I N E O R W E B S I T E ? Y o u c a n ! I f p o s s i b l e , p l e a s e i n c l u d e t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h t h e s t o r y : A u t h o r a n d W r i t i n g C o a c h S o p h f r o n i a S c o t t i s " T h e B o o k S i s t a h " T M . G e t h e r F R E E R E P O R T , " T h e 5 B i g M i s t a k e s M o s t W r i t e r s M a k e W h e n T r y i n g t o G e t P u b l i s h e d " a n d h e r F R E E o n l i n e w r i t i n g a n d p u b l i s h i n g t i p s a t w w w . T h e B o o k S i s t a h . c o m < / P >
Author: Sophfronia Scott
 
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