Re: Imagination vs. Experience

*Anarcissie* wrote:
Paul Ilechko wrote:

As an analogy, we might consider the plastic arts. How would
one learn to paint pictures? By going to museums and looking
at a lot of pictures, or by painting pictures of one's own? Both,
probably, but one is absolutely critical.


You're confusing development of technique with development of
understanding. Both are equally important.


Now you are talking about learning to _read_.

No, I'm talking about learning to write, and the fact that wide reading is an aspect of learning the craft. Otherwise it's just naive art.
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