Isn't writing a small part talent and a large part just going at it again and again to expand one's craft ? Isn't that what a lot of the advice books for new writers say ? I'd think that is correct advice too.
Writing and working with the craft takes time too and sometimes you're not in the life situation to take that time out. It's perhaps the biggest obstacles for writers; 1) getting time and peace (personal space) to sit down and write, access to writing exercises that force one to be creative and do various kinds of styles (and some feeback from professionals of course) and 2) not letting one's self confidence fail and get writer's block.
Maybe first step to like others and have others like one back is to like oneself err.. oneself.
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Date: 2002-04-19 03:43 pm (UTC)Isn't writing a small part talent and a large part just going at it again and again to expand one's craft ? Isn't that what a lot of the advice books for new writers say ? I'd think that is correct advice too.
Writing and working with the craft takes time too and sometimes you're not in the life situation to take that time out. It's perhaps the biggest obstacles for writers; 1) getting time and peace (personal space) to sit down and write, access to writing exercises that force one to be creative and do various kinds of styles (and some feeback from professionals of course) and 2) not letting one's self confidence fail and get writer's block.
Maybe first step to like others and have others like one back is to like oneself err.. oneself.