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Now, I know this sounds like a pretty dumb question...of an aspiring writer...to ask his fellow writers...
But the reason for my asking is that quite simply, I don't. Not really. To be perfectly honest, I feel sort of, indifferent about the writing process. I don't dislike it. But I don't particularly enjoy it, or find it bundles of fun.
I view it, in a very real way, as work. As a means to an end.
One of my favorite authors once said something to the extent of, "I like writing when it's going well, but I love having written."
And I think I can empathize with that stance quite a bit. I see writing as an evolution of oral storytelling, and in my opinion, storytelling, whether captured by a blank page or the still air, is about both the actual story, and the audience hearing/reading and reacting to it.
Soooo.
I DO love to read over a final product and think to myself, "this is good. I like this." I DO love to have people read my work and tell me they enjoyed it, or got something out of it. But the actual process of writing, I'm sort of ambivalent towards. For me, it's just something you gotta do.
So what about you guys? What do you think?
And now, I'll stop procrastinating and start working on my novel again. *sighs.*
But the reason for my asking is that quite simply, I don't. Not really. To be perfectly honest, I feel sort of, indifferent about the writing process. I don't dislike it. But I don't particularly enjoy it, or find it bundles of fun.
I view it, in a very real way, as work. As a means to an end.
One of my favorite authors once said something to the extent of, "I like writing when it's going well, but I love having written."
And I think I can empathize with that stance quite a bit. I see writing as an evolution of oral storytelling, and in my opinion, storytelling, whether captured by a blank page or the still air, is about both the actual story, and the audience hearing/reading and reacting to it.
Soooo.
I DO love to read over a final product and think to myself, "this is good. I like this." I DO love to have people read my work and tell me they enjoyed it, or got something out of it. But the actual process of writing, I'm sort of ambivalent towards. For me, it's just something you gotta do.
So what about you guys? What do you think?
And now, I'll stop procrastinating and start working on my novel again. *sighs.*
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