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Hi all,
This might be an old article (I didn't find a posting date for it), but I found it an interesting read, and I particularly liked the advice the author gives at the end on how to be a writer. For me, the best bit was this:
Anyhoot, read the whole article here, if you so desire:
Jennifer Egan on Writing, the Trap of Approval, and the Most Important Discipline for Aspiring Writers
This might be an old article (I didn't find a posting date for it), but I found it an interesting read, and I particularly liked the advice the author gives at the end on how to be a writer. For me, the best bit was this:
You can only write regularly if you’re willing to write badly. You can’t write regularly and well. One should accept bad writing as a way of priming the pump, a warm-up exercise that allows you to write well.
-- Jennifer Egan
Anyhoot, read the whole article here, if you so desire:
Jennifer Egan on Writing, the Trap of Approval, and the Most Important Discipline for Aspiring Writers