http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/ seemingly random thoughts on books Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/comment-page-1/#comment-804 sirpsychosexy Sun, 06 Nov 2005 22:55:08 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/#comment-804 Write to discover. What you discover will change with each review and the same goes for your audience (I am a fan of reader-response criticism). Write to discover. What you discover will change with each review and the same goes for your audience (I am a fan of reader-response criticism).

]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/comment-page-1/#comment-803 ed Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:12:53 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/#comment-803 And for the other side of the coin, tonight is National Drunken Writers Night. So perhaps some people write just because they can. Or it's nowhere nearly as harmful as, say, smoking a cigarette after more than a few drinks. And for the other side of the coin, tonight is National Drunken Writers Night. So perhaps some people write just because they can. Or it’s nowhere nearly as harmful as, say, smoking a cigarette after more than a few drinks.

]]> http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Olen Steinhauer Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:29:47 +0000 http://collectedmiscellany.com/2005/11/what-is-writing-like/#comment-802 I like the fog cliche, particularly if you're writing something of considerable length. You start forward, not sure if you're heading toward your destination, only able to see a few feet ahead. However, at some point (perhaps 3/4 of the way through) the sun starts to break down and, more importantly than seeing where you're going, you're able to clearly see where you've been, and know then that you're on the right track. I like the fog cliche, particularly if you’re writing something of considerable length. You start forward, not sure if you’re heading toward your destination, only able to see a few feet ahead. However, at some point (perhaps 3/4 of the way through) the sun starts to break down and, more importantly than seeing where you’re going, you’re able to clearly see where you’ve been, and know then that you’re on the right track.

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