Posted by Ritch on May 19, 2003, at 21:41:19
In reply to Re: yet another quote... » Ritch, posted by fayeroe on May 19, 2003, at 13:59:46
> I have found that many gifted people are so afraid of writing a poor story that they cannot summon the nerve to write a single sentence for months. The thing to say to such people is: "See how BAD a story you can write. See how dull you can be. Go ahead. That would be fun and interesting. I will give you ten dollars if you can write something thoroughly dull from beginning to end!" And of course no one can.
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> Brenda Ueland
I like that. I only took three or four Lit./Writing classes outside what was required for GenED requirements in college. I think I picked up this possible book title from one of those classes (memory here): "The Anxiety of Influence"Now I think I understand why writers tend to isolate themselves from potential criticism-they don't want that to influence the process of their writing. I think the trick is to get away from the academic establishment ASAP.
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