Re: Curiosity - how fast do professional writers write?


Bob (this one) wrote:

> >>Hokusai painted the Fuji 36 times for exhibition. And a thousand times
> >>for practice.
> >
> > And most of today's audience prefer anime.
>
> Irrelevant to the point. It's the old Carnegie Hall joke you seem to be
> missing.

Irrelevant to your point, not to mine.


> There are too many indices along too long a continuum for success to be
> considered unitarily. And too many individual components to it for a
> general statement about success. One person's success is just that.

I agree. In fact, that's the whole point of my presenting another
component in addition to the one you, Alan, and Ivor present.

> >>>A failure? If you are skilled, writing that's not true to you or the
> >>>subject.
> >>
> >>Too woo-woo for me. Just as we have different behavior styles in
> >>different venues, so it goes with writing. All writing is an investment
> >>of some sort. If money comes out of the picture, then the payoff is
> >>something else. It needs to be in balance with the effort. Newsgroups?
> >>Drop and go...
> >
> > Most prefer the bomb or turd approach along with you.
>
> How cute a picture you paint. Why are you being like this?

Being like what? It seems I can't talk seriously about this subject OR
jokingly. Why is that?

> <LOL> Nice try to establish that false polarity, and nice try to demean
> fast writing. "Sincere" isn't on an index measured by how much time is
> spent writing it. Nor is "thoughtful." Neither requires angst. Neither
> requires repeated revisions. My way is to write it, read it over for any
> corrections, fix and post. Or, sometimes, not post.

I'm not demeaning fast writing. I admire it. I do it. I teach it. I'm
not as good at it as you are because I'm a reflective person, and
because it takes me a long time, sometimes, to get a thing right. Not
always, but often enough.

You are skilled, experienced, have a large pool of knowledge. John has
none of those things. So I think it's important to point out that your
way is not the way of everyone. What DOES work well for almost everyone
is to write like hell, fast as you can, first. And then go back and see
where it needs nips and tucks or major surgery.

Why are you pissed off at my suggestion that different people write
differently, and for different purposes, and if you are new you might
want to try different ways to find the one that works best for you.

> >>>But then, discontent is my spiritual path.
> >>
> >>I qualify for the senior discontent at the Kroger store. And they give
> >>me an extra 5% on Tuesday.
> >
> > Perhaps when I reach your advanced age I too will find the Meaning of
> > Life in the Kroger 5% discount.
>
> Bite this, sweetie. It looks like meaning has suddenly eluded you.
> Pomposity reigning. Speaking of egos getting into the picture...

Does this mean I was funnier than you?

Christine

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