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I know you can make it!
This is a something Writer's Digest has harped on for years. . , and probably the best advice to any aspiring writer.
You know, Mayb I read so many good writers here at Blogit whom I would like to send an email to, simply saying, "You need to apply your dead ass, because
I know you can make it!
posted by
Joe_Love
on September 18, 2005 at 8:29 PM
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I think "keep your swords sharp as hell" is the best tip... quotation me.
posted by
cmoe
on September 16, 2005 at 8:49 AM
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Do I get a footnote? I've never been a footnote.
Naw, you go 'head wi' it.
posted by
majroj
on September 16, 2005 at 7:20 AM
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Nothing like stating the
obvious eh Dave?
posted by
Azur
on September 16, 2005 at 2:14 AM
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Writers must write is one mantra I have always trusted. That line from your piece is surely an absolute given in anyone's set of how-to-be or how-to-do.
posted by
_dave_says_ack_
on September 16, 2005 at 12:21 AM
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I might just do that Majroj
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 10:16 PM
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You can quote me.
posted by
majroj
on September 15, 2005 at 8:33 PM
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But of course. When you give up dilletancy you take the risk of failure.
My PoliSci teacher would not give you an A unless you arranged for and persuaded a political figure to speak to the class. (L.A. City Councilman or L.A. County Supervisor were the lowest he would go). We saw and heard from one of the first African American congresswomen (NOT Shirley Chisolm, the other one), a state senator; one guy got a poliute refusal letter from Spiro Agnew and got a B+. The point was to get in there and move around, staft making contacts, to DO IT and not sit around and take notes and regurg.
posted by
majroj
on September 15, 2005 at 8:32 PM
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Word.smith, sometimes we need to watch a while don't we?
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 8:20 PM
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Devinmitchell, and so the sermon ends ;-)
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 8:19 PM
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MayB, as you said different
approaches work for all of us. I read about writing and then started writing.
posted by
word.smith
on September 15, 2005 at 6:04 PM
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Majroj, as someone who has a small stake in writing education, it surprises me how many times I think that students are delaying writing by studying writing and meanwhile learning little else
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 5:29 PM
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Scriber, I agree.
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 5:05 PM
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I'm not getting into politics, just say, if you want to write about a
disaster, you could do worse than watch Fox.
posted by
scriber
on September 15, 2005 at 5:02 PM
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Ariala thanks. My approach tends to be positive except
when it's not.
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 5:00 PM
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To get back to the subject...wow, did I say that?
Does "writing education? really make you a better writer, beyond introduction and indoctrination to and about literature, basic grammar, and maybe some business practices?
I feel good writers are bigtime readers, and that great writing is a talent, not a skill. One can make one's writing better by honing it, and lose the edge by neglect, but if Nature and nurture didn't give you the axe to begin with, you're not going to throw chips no matter how hard you swing those empty hands.
Unless you took karate (which means "empty hands").
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Let me contradict myself. Education broadens your interests and general knowledge so your mind's attic is fuller than it might be otherwise, and you can meet interesting people and go interesting places secondary to all that; all these are grist and fuel for the mill.
posted by
majroj
on September 15, 2005 at 4:56 PM
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Scriber, of course it is. No, I was asking if Fox News isn't already wildly imaginative?
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 4:30 PM
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A-MEN, MAYB!
Preach on sister!
posted by
devinmitchell
on September 15, 2005 at 4:15 PM
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And your point is writing isn't supposed to be imaginative?
posted by
scriber
on September 15, 2005 at 4:12 PM
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Scriber, isn't that wildly imaginative already?
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 4:08 PM
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Disasters make good books. Watch Fox News and make a choice.
posted by
scriber
on September 15, 2005 at 3:45 PM
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BrightIrish, it's best to focus on quality then the significance may follow
It helps if you find a topic or two you are passionately interested in.
posted by
Azur
on September 15, 2005 at 3:33 PM
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MayB....
This is a great post! I was thinking earlier today that if I was to write something significant then it would be good to pick a topic and learn more about it. You did a great job with the advice in the post!
posted by
BrightIrish
on September 15, 2005 at 2:54 PM
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Excellent advice!
posted by
Ariala
on September 15, 2005 at 2:08 PM
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