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It's like a Zen moment...
(Original published 2012)
When a writer realizes they don't really want to rewrite every other author's work. That second we realize that rewriting other peoples novels is not a viable profession, that we really don't have that much time on our hands.

Unless we are ghostwriters.

As a writer, I've fallen victim to at least the passing thought that I could write something better. That the author chose the wrong style. That this piece of crap is annoy the daylights out of me and I can't continue it. I should make it better.

So when someone approaches my work from that level I realize that it's something that will happen. I try to step back and try to to absorb the parts of the critique that have been helpful. After all, if they sent you any sort of note that means they care enough to say something.

When we publish something we ... Read more »
Category: :Author Rants:: | Views: 239 | Added by: Lucia | Date: 16-February-2015 | Comments (0)

Original thoughts are rare, but we all have opinions. Here are some resources I often take thoughts from. I neither endorse all thier notions nor blame them for mine.

They Just are: for you to check out.



Wiki

Tara K. Harper This site contains a tone of other useful resources.

Hugh Howey

John Scalzi

Charlie Stross

Robert Sawyer

Jeffrey A. Carver

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Category: ::On Publishing:: | Views: 291 | Added by: Lucia | Date: 16-February-2015 | Comments (0)

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