Everyone turns to me for news on the latest trends, the hottest aesthetics, and the current fashions. Never one to disappoint my many fans, I’ll delve into writercore today.
What is Writercore?
It’s a vibe, a style meant to announce you’re a writer. To achieve it, wear a vest and long coat (leather or tweed) with a wide belt. When you go out, wear a flat cap. Select colors in the brown and sepia range. Carry a fancy fountain pen and a leatherbound journal.
To complete the look and feel, sit at a desk with your typewriter (yes, typewriter) and your coffee mug (or teacup and saucer). Nearby stands your bookshelf weighed down with books and inspirational knickknacks.
For a better description of writercore, see this post by Kara Race-Moore.
Walmart even offers a writercore mug.
Why -core?
Because everything’s -core these days. Add the suffix -core and you’ve got an aesthetic. It derives from the Latin cor, meaning heart. Writercore = the heart (or core) of being a writer.
Are there other -cores?
More than I wish to mention, but I’ll cite four examples. Cluttercore allows you to crowd your living space with things you love. Those into Gorpcore wear outdoor recreation clothes as urban streetwear. Normcore seems a reaction against the -core trends, since its adherents wear unassuming, average clothes. Yes, even that requires its own special name.
Poetcore deserves its own paragraph. At the moment, it seems a more defined and widespread fashion trend, with writercore as a minor offshoot. Though related, the two differ a little. For more information about poetcore, see this New York Post article and this article in Culture Mosaic.
Will writercore really make me a writer?
Maybe. Who am I to say? Perhaps you need the vibe to get in the mood to write.
To be honest, I think the odds stack up against it. Seems to me you’re better off actually writing and getting published first, and then inventing your own version of writercore style later. Perhaps writing style exceeds clothing and furniture style in importance.
With nary a typewriter, fountain pen, or leatherbound journal in sight, I’m—
Poseidon’s Scribe