5 Things Charles Bukowski Taught Me About Life And Writing
Charles Bukowski had a very unique life: most days he would work all day at a job he hated, argue with his wife or whoever he was sleeping with at the time, drink a case of beer and then write stories all night at his typewriter. Most nights he would only sleep a few hours, if that. Then he’d do it all over again the next day.
1. Be Dedicated to Your Craft
You can question a lot of things about Bukowski’s life, but you can not question how dedicated he was to writing. Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels.
Overall, he published over sixty books.
If anyone ever could have made up excuses not to write, it would be Charles Bukowski. Despite massive hangovers, herpes and who knows what else, Bukowski wrote and wrote and wrote.
2. Tell the Truth (Even if it is ugly)
Bukowski’s work is raw, dark and dirty. He wrote about many topics: relationships, love, drinking, prostitutes, writing and pretty much anything else that he felt like writing about. He never sugarcoated any topic. He told it like he saw it, without censoring in any way, shape or form.
