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CHAPTERXIIWRITINGFORNEERS
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Qualifi—AppropriateSubjects—Dires
Theneernowadaysgoesintoeveryhomeintheland?whatwasfardedasaluxuryisnowlookedupoy.Nomatterhowpoortheindividual，heisnottoopoortoaffordapealoistakingplainhisoweviity，butalsoenieroftheglobe.Thelaborerobeaswellpostedohedayasthebankerinhisoffice.Throughtheneerhefeelthepulseofthedfialityisininishing?hereadthesigimesandsthepoliticalhorizonforwhatshisowhedoingsntriesarespreadbeforehimandheseeataglaheotheremotestersofearth.IfafireoLondonlastnighthereadaboutitathisbreakfasttableihism，andprobablygetabetteratthantheLohemselves.IfadueltakesplaParishereadallaboutiteveestahefield.
Thereareupwardsof3，000dailyheUes，morethan2，000ofublishedintownsglessthan100，000inhabitants.Infayplacesoflessthan10，000populationboastthepublishingofadailyherearemorethan15，000weekliespublished.Someoftheso-calledtrypaperswieldquiteaheirlocalities，aside，andaremoney-makiheirowhoseectedwiththem，bothbywayofciras.
Itissurprisingthenumberofpeopleinthistrywhomakealivingintheneerfield.Apartfrulartoilerstherearethousandsofmenandwomenaperworkasideissue，whoaddtidysumsof"piotheirinesbyoaltributionstothedaily，weeklyandmoofthesepeopleareonlypersonsofordinary，everydayability，havingjusteiohemselvesilyinwriting.
Itisamistaketoimagine，assomanydo，thataionisnecessaryforneerwork.Notatall!Orary，insomecases，ahighclasseduisahiahelpinthisdire.Thegeneralneerdoesnotwantlearneddisquisitionsnorphilosophicaltheses?asitsnameimplies，itwantsnews，ews，iihisreaders，toarousethemaheirattention.Iveryoftenaboywriteabetterartiacollegeprofessor.Theprofessorttousewordsbeyoyofmostofthereaders，whiletheboy，notknowingsuchwords，wouldprobablysimplytellwhathesaw，howgreatthedamageerekilledoriduselanguagewhichallwoulduand.
Ofcourse，therearesomebrilliantscholars，deeply-readmeheneerrealm，but，ohosewhohavemadethegreatestnamesenhandmostofthemgraduatedbywayofthetrypaper.SomeoftheleadingwritersofEnglahepreseedtheirliterarycareersbytributingtotheruralpress.Theyperfedpolishedthemselvesastheywentalonguntiltheywereabletomakehemselvesierature.
Ifyouwanttotributetoertheneerfieldasameansoflivelihood，don'tletlackofacollegeoruyedustandinyourway.Ashasbeensaidelsewhereinthisbook，someofthegreatestmastersofEnglishliteratureweremenwhohadbutlittleadvahewayofb.Shakespeare，Bunyan，Burns，ahers，whohavelefttheirnamesindeliblyihetabletsoffame，hadlittletoboastofinthewayofbookedu，buttheyhadularlyknownas"horse"senseandagkheworld?inotherwords，theyuoodhumannature，auralthemselves.Shakespeareuoodmankindbecausehewashimselfaman?herayedthefeeliions，thepassionswithamaster'stoueatingthekinginhispalaceastruetonatureashehasdoinhishut.Themonitorwithinhisavehimwarningastowhatwasrightandrong，justasthedaemohesideofoldSocrateswhisperedihecoursetopursueunderanyandallsguidingtheploughceivedthoughtsaheminalanguagewhiever，norprobablyneverwillbe，surpassedbyallthelearningwhifer.Thesemeural，anditerfeofthisnaturalitythatwreathedtheirbrowswiththenever-fadinglaurelsofundyingfame.
Ifyouwouldessaytowritefortheneeryoumustbenaturalandexpressyourselfinyouraedwaywithoutputtingonairsorfrills?youmustsandindulgeinbombastorrhodomoampawriterasnotonlysuperficialbutsilly.Thereisnoroomforsutheeverydaywantsfactsstatedinplain，unvarnished，unaduage.True，youshouldreadthebestauthorsand，asfaraspossible，imitatetheirstyle，butdon'ttrytoliterally.Beyourselfoneveryoooneelse.
NotlikeHomerwouldIwrite，eifImight，
NotlikeShakespeareathisbest，heortherest，Likemyself，ho>
Likemyself，ornotatall.
Putyourselfihereaderawilliyourselfandinsuchawaythatyeealtoyourowhefithings.Youbeloajority，thereforedon&#etthatinwritingfortheneersyforthatmajorityandnotfortheleariority.
Rememberyforthemaacar，youwahim，totoreadwhatyouhavetosay.Hedoesnotlay?hewasomethingwhishimself，andyoumusttellittohiminaplain，simplemaasyouwoulddoifyouwerefacetofacewithhi
Whatyouwriteabout?Whyaboutanythingthatwillstituteews，someleadiheday，anythingthatealtothereadersofthepapertowhichyouwishtosubmitit.loaylive，howeverbackwarditmaybe，youalwaysfihingofgenuinehumahers.Ifthereisnoneenihingthatappealstoyourself.Weareallstitutedalike，andthecesarethatwhatwilliyouwillihers.Dessofadventurearegenerallyacceptable.Tellofafoxhunt，erhunt，orabearchase.
Ifthereisanyimportantmanufagplantinyhborhooddescribeitand，ifpossible，getphotographs，fraphyplaysaveryimportantpartiemsofto-day.Ifa"great"manlivesnearyou，onewhosehetipue，goaerviewwithhim，obtaihepublisoftheday，describehishomelifeandhissurroundingsandhowhespendshistime.
Tryahihemomehatstandsoutpromihelimelightofthepassingshoersonage，somefamousmanorwoman，isvisitiry，itisagoodtimetowriteuptheplawhiesandtherecordheorshehasmadethere.ForiortueofSulualePacificarchipelagtheSultan&#hthetry.Ifaismadetoblowupatleship，say，intheharborofAppia，inSamoa，itaffordsacetowriteaboutSamoaaLouisStephenson.WhenManuelwashurledfromthethralitetimetowritealandPueseaffairs.Ifaoceistakingplaafntrysuchasthegofakihroofamonarch，itisagoodtimetowriteupthehistoryoftheddescribetheeventsleadinguptothemainissue.articularlysavageoutbreakstwildtribesinthedependencies，suchasarisingoftheManobosinthePhilippiisopportueofsuchtribesandtheirsurroundings，andthecausesleadinguptotherevolt.
&lyoforsomethingthatwillsuitthepassinghour，readthedailypapersandprobablyinsomeobseryoumayfihatwillserveyouasafoundatioodartiethiwillgiveyouaclue.
Becircumspeyourseleofapapertowhiityourowthetoneandgeneralimportofthepaper，itssoingsandpoliticalaffiliations，alsiousses，and，infact，alltheparticularsyit.Itwouldbeinjudiciousforyoutosendanartiaprizefighttiouspaperor，viceversa，anatofachurgtotheeditorsheet.
Ifyougetyourcopyba'tbedisappoidisheartened.Perseverasmoreinthehananywhereelse，andonlyperseveranthelongrun.Youmustbeeresilient?ifyouarepresseddain.Nomatterhowmanyrebuffsyoumayreceive，benedbutcallfresheoyourassistandmakeaauffisinyouitissuretobediscovered?yhtwillnotremainlonghiddenunderabushelintheneerdomain.IfyoudeliverthegoodseditorswillsoonbebeggingyouinsteadtheThosemelyoforpersonswhomakegood.
&intoprileiswon，foritwillbeaoyoutopersevereandimproveyourselfateveryturhingyouwrite，dslashailyougetitiformaspossible.Eliminateeverysuperfluouswordarikeoutallambiguousexpressionsandreferences.
Ifyforaerrememberitdiffersfromadailyone.hatwillthema，butthewomanatthefireside?theywantout-of-the-wayfacts，curiousscrapsoflore，personalnotesoffamousoretriiniscesofexgexperieinggleaningsinlife'snumberlessby-ways，inshort，anythingthatwilleairuecircle.Thereisalwayssomethinginyourimmediatesurroundings，somecuriouseventepisodethatwillfurnishyouwithdataforanartiustkureoftheweeklytowhiityourcopythesameasyoumustknowthedaily.ForiheHerald，whileaviousweekly，treatssuchsecularmatterasmakesthepaperappealtoall.ioussideitisariahebroadfieldofitythroughouttheworld?onitssecularsideitdealswithhumasinsuimpartialwaythateveryoertowhatclasstheymaybelongortowhatcreedtheymaysubstakealiving，perso.
&hliesofferaivefieldfortheliteraryaspirant.Here，again，don'tthinkyoumustbeayprofessortowriteforamonthlymagazine.Ma，aziributorsaremenandwomenwhohaveneverpassedthroughacollegeexceptbygoingidoorandemergingfromthebae.However，forthemostpart，theyareindividualsofwideexperienowthepracticalsideoflifeasdistihetheoretical.
Theordinarymonthlymagaziheleadiionsandissueswhigagiionoftheworldforthemomeiodiscoveries，whateverisengrossingthepopularmiimebeing，suchasflyileships，sky-scrapers，theopenihedevelopmentofnewlaicalissues，viewsofpartyleaders，charactersketchesofdistinguishedpersoc.However，befyourskillforamonthlymagaziwouldbewellforyoutohaveagoodapprentiwritingforthedailypress.
&hiperseveraopensthedoorofsuccess.Persevere!Ifyouareturneddowndon'tgetdisheartehetrary，lettherebuffactasastimulanttofurthereffort.Masuccessfulwritersofourtimehavebeenturneddownagainandagain.Fordaysandmonths，andevenyears，someofthemhavehawkedtheirwaresfromoerarydoortoaheyfoundapuraybeagreatwriterinembryo，butyouwilloafetus，nottospeakoffullmaturity，unlessyoutwhatisinyou.Giveyourselfacetogrowandseizeupthatwillehescopeofyourhorizon.Keepyoureyeswideopeamomentofthedayinwhichyouwillhiyouandinwhiaybeabletoihers.Learn，too，howtoreadNature'sbook.There'saless—iohetrees，thebabblingbrooksandthesingingbirds.Ihelessonforyourself，theoothers.Alwaysbeiinyoaboutitierminedkindofway，don'tbefaiedorbackward，bebrave，bebrave，andevermorebebrave.
Oedfieldileoflife，Withanarmyofmillionsbeforeyou?
Likeaheroofoldgirdyoursoulforthestrifeahefoemantrampoveryou?
Act，actlikeasoldierandproudlyrushovaliantinBravery'svan，
Withkeen，flashingswordcutyourwaytothefrontandshowtotheworldyou'reaMan.
Ifyouareofthemasderbeamaninallthiaatiohatistheleyouboast，higherfarthanthatofearlorduke，emper.Inthesamewaywomanhoodisthegrathefeminineheadorldfrownsonyouahi，possessyoursoulinpatiendhopeforthedawnhterday.Itwille.Thesunisalwaysshihedarkestclouds.Wheyourmanuscriptsbaandagain，don'tdespair，northiorduroublesofhisown，too.
Keepupyourspiritsuntilyouhavemadethefiandputyourtalentstoalastanalysis，thenifyoufindyouotgetintopriingorliteraryworkisnotyourforte，andturhihisitself，tryshoemakingditches.Rememberholabor，nomatterhowhumble，iseverdignified.Ifyouareawomanthrowasidethepen，sitdownanddarnyourbrother's，yourfather's，oryourhusband'ssocks，orputonacali，takesoapandwaterandscrubthefloor.Nomatterwhoyouaredosomethioldsophistryaboutthewyoualivinghasbeenexplodedlongago.Theworlddoesnotoweyoualiving，butyouoweitservitude，andifyoudonotpaythedebtyouarehepurposeofanall-wiseProvidendfillingtheplaceforwhichyouwerecreated.Itisforyoutoservetheworld，tomakeitbetter，brighter，higher，hrander，nobler，richer，flivedinit.Thisyouatterositioyou，whetheritbethatofstreetlaborerorpresident.Fightthegoodfightandgaiory.
"Aboveall，tothirue，
And'twillfollowasthenighttheday，
Thouottheoanyman."
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