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Why I Quit Reading About Writing.
http://badpoetsclub.blogspot.ca/2015/05/why-i-quit-reading-about-writing.html
'Nuff said.
http://badpoetsclub.blogspot.ca/2015/05/why-i-quit-reading-about-writing.html
'Nuff said.
A good rule of thumb: ignore any headline that begins "Ten [or insert number of your choice] things you are doing wrong RIGHT NOW." Another good rule: If someone insults you, don't give them money.Joe Vasicek said:Yeah, there's a lot of crap advice out there. To the extent that I've succeeded in this business, it's in spite of all the advice I've read, not because of any of it.
Exactly.EC Sheedy said:Letting too many voices swarm in the creative brain can paralyze it.
Word!EC Sheedy said:In the end, writers need to write and (in these times) publish as they see fit. Money can buy fancy covers and even professional blurbs, but it can't buy story-telling skills.
Letting too many voices swarm in the creative brain can paralyze it.
That's a bold statement. So you've succeeded in spite of all of the incredibly helpful advice you've read here over the years. Nothing you've read here has helped you? It all would have hurt you if you hadn't had the wisdom to ignore it?Joe Vasicek said:Yeah, there's a lot of crap advice out there. To the extent that I've succeeded in this business, it's in spite of all the advice I've read, not because of any of it.
This article isn't about writing per se, more about how you present your story to a potential reader i.e. paying for professional book covers and editing. If you can only do it on a shoestring budget then it's a tougher go like any other business.Louis Shalako said:Why I Quit Reading About Writing.
http://badpoetsclub.blogspot.ca/2015/05/why-i-quit-reading-about-writing.html
'Nuff said.
Heh. I am, too. I feel like everything has one thing that is a takeaway that I can use.EC Sheedy said:EC who is mad collector and reader of craft books and doesn't see that addiction ending any time soon...![]()
Hey, it's your first post, Stoney! Welcome!stoney said:Analysis paralysis is a very real thing. It's when you hit that moment of overload, of having so much information about how to do something, much of it starts to sound like it is contradicting each other and you end up completely creatively stymied by it.
Early in my writing career I fell into that trap. It's a hard cycle to break out of.
Heh. I am, too. I feel like everything has one thing that is a takeaway that I can use.
Louis,At this point in time, there are certain websites that I may never go back to again. It's a little vow I have taken.