Does anyone write with a pen, anymore?
Of course not. Who has that kind of time? All of us are in too much of a hurry to finish that novel and get it published. Did that one, on to the next -- every year...twice a year...every three months.
Fast, faster, fastest -- the fastest wins the race. And this is a race. Right? That's the reason you write, right -- to win.
And if you don't win. You lose -- your readership, your title. You can't call yourself a writer unless you win. You can't call yourself a writer unless you pump out those novels. Writers write -- All. The. Time.
So ditch that pen--it's too slow. The computer is the only tool to use. You're in this game to win.
Or...
I recently received a rejection letter that read more like a pep-talk. The Pub-lish-er wanted me to realize that it wasn't the act of being published that gave my writing value. She wanted me to remember that writing—the act, the craft—is valuable in an of itself.
And so I wonder... Could it be true that we don't have to enter the race? Is it possible that you don't even have to be published to be a writer? Maybe there are more important things than speed--like studying the craft. Hmmm...
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Giving Up and Giving In by Kathryn Magendie
