Re: Curiosity - how fast do professional writers write?


Alan Hope wrote:
>
> Very good writers, writing within their fields of expertise or their
> comfort zones, barely need to edit at all.
>
> Sometimes it is just a matter of sticking some words down. Of course,
> a lifetime of sticking words down prepares one for the task.

But John has established that he's a learning writer, as most of us
are.

I think your generalization is broad even among experienced writers.
But perhaps you are thinking of journalism, whereas I am thinking of
other kinds of writing.

Do you ever wonder if sometimes you have fallen into familar schtick,
if your success limits you? (This is a serious question, not an attempt
to provoke.) How do you learn without failing?

When I taught creative writing to high school students, I came to
prefer teaching the "dumb" kids over the elite. They had nothing to
lose and would try anything, sometimes with great results. The A
students knew how to get As and they weren't going to deviate from that
formula.

Christine

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