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 way 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 -- in and of itself is valuable.
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 maybe studying the craft. Hmmm...
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Giving Up and Giving In by Kathryn Magendie
