Comments on: The Right to Write http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/ We are here to create, not merely to survive. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Zan http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-1724 Zan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:10:06 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/#comment-1724 Hi! I know this is about a year late, but I stumbled upon Mr. Lindsay's rant, and found your site from there. Thank you. I think he has entirely missed the point of polish, and learning, Polish what you have, and learn from what you've done right (and, especially, wrong). He sounds very bitter... and you can never succeed at something if you don't try. I'm glad that Edison, Ford and the Wright brothers didn't have that mentality. Anyway, I'm going to go rabbit holing in your blog now! Hi!
I know this is about a year late, but I stumbled upon Mr. Lindsay’s rant, and found your site from there. Thank you. I think he has entirely missed the point of polish, and learning, Polish what you have, and learn from what you’ve done right (and, especially, wrong). He sounds very bitter… and you can never succeed at something if you don’t try. I’m glad that Edison, Ford and the Wright brothers didn’t have that mentality. Anyway, I’m going to go rabbit holing in your blog now!

]]> By: CSS http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-357 CSS Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:20:05 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/#comment-357 Whenever I wonder if I'm really suited to be a writer, I think about all the times I've stopped--and then picked it back up again because I just can't keep myself away. I guess I never learn :) Whenever I wonder if I’m really suited to be a writer, I think about all the times I’ve stopped–and then picked it back up again because I just can’t keep myself away. I guess I never learn :)

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Robert Hruzek Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:03:11 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/#comment-356 I'm with Ariel, here - I write because I can't NOT write. Only reader response tells me if I'm doing a passable job or not. Besides, who is anyone to tell me I'll "never make money" from it? I’m with Ariel, here – I write because I can’t NOT write. Only reader response tells me if I’m doing a passable job or not.

Besides, who is anyone to tell me I’ll “never make money” from it?

]]> By: CSS http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-355 CSS Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:27:41 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/#comment-355 Glad to hear that, Ariel. I definitely prefer the advice from <a href="http://www.deepgenre.com/wordpress/kateelliott/business-of-writing/advice-for-first-time-sff-novelists" rel="nofollow">Deep Genre</a>: "If you can quit, do." In other words, don't write unless you're passionate about it and just can't stop yourself. Thanks for your insightful comment. Glad to hear that, Ariel. I definitely prefer the advice from Deep Genre: “If you can quit, do.”

In other words, don’t write unless you’re passionate about it and just can’t stop yourself.

Thanks for your insightful comment.

]]> By: Ariel http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Ariel Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:03:47 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/2007/12/04/the-right-to-write/#comment-350 On your opening question: I define author as anyone who has written something creative, whether it be good or bad. That's what editing is for, which brings me to my next point. Sean Lindsay criticizes NaNoWriMo because he claims that no one can write anything worth reading in 30 days. Maybe not. But that's where revision and editing come in, after November. Some people may think that they can come out of NaNoWriMo with a complete novel, but realistic people know that they can just get their ideas down on paper (or text documents) and clean it up later. I think that his main reasoning (that no one should write unless they're the next Dickens) is illogical. How are we supposed to get any new literary geniuses if no one even tries? Saying that you shouldn't try to write unless you're going to be amazing isn't practical and it doesn't make sense. Basically, he has failed in his attempt to stop me from writing. I don't write to be famous. I don't write because I want to make lots of money. I write because I can't not write, because it's my passion. That's all. On your opening question: I define author as anyone who has written something creative, whether it be good or bad. That’s what editing is for, which brings me to my next point.

Sean Lindsay criticizes NaNoWriMo because he claims that no one can write anything worth reading in 30 days. Maybe not. But that’s where revision and editing come in, after November. Some people may think that they can come out of NaNoWriMo with a complete novel, but realistic people know that they can just get their ideas down on paper (or text documents) and clean it up later.

I think that his main reasoning (that no one should write unless they’re the next Dickens) is illogical. How are we supposed to get any new literary geniuses if no one even tries? Saying that you shouldn’t try to write unless you’re going to be amazing isn’t practical and it doesn’t make sense.

Basically, he has failed in his attempt to stop me from writing. I don’t write to be famous. I don’t write because I want to make lots of money. I write because I can’t not write, because it’s my passion. That’s all.

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