tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post1114237651884064548..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Hallinan on Writing for the Same Reasons as Stephen KingLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-27886884267764621522010-07-26T08:44:12.261-04:002010-07-26T08:44:12.261-04:00Ben,
Have you ever read Neil Gaiman's "A...Ben,<br /><br />Have you ever read Neil Gaiman's "A Writer's Prayer"? There's a great <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neil+Gaiman/_/A+Writer's+Prayer" rel="nofollow">audio version</a> up at Last.fm. He really addresses the divide between over- and under-writing.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-51197241599655047232010-07-26T08:42:06.992-04:002010-07-26T08:42:06.992-04:00Michelle,
Actually, I tried to work your post int...Michelle,<br /><br />Actually, I tried to work your post into this one, but couldn't quite find a way to make it fit. <a href="http://literarylab.blogspot.com/2010/07/so-you-think-youre-talented.html" rel="nofollow">It's a good post</a> everyone. Give it a read.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-30654332594913667142010-07-26T08:37:40.940-04:002010-07-26T08:37:40.940-04:00Deka,
I don't think I'd complain either i...Deka,<br /><br />I don't think I'd complain either if writing gave me money! Official note to all publications: I will not protest if you shower me with lucre. You have been notified.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-6153289976657133812010-07-25T22:13:52.752-04:002010-07-25T22:13:52.752-04:00Funnily enough, I can't say I set out to write...Funnily enough, I can't say I set out to write to improve. I'd rather conclude that I improve when I write. I will agree that I want other eyes on what I've made, but I think I know why: Because I write when I have something to say.<br /><br />What vaguely worries me is the allure of writing for volume as opposed to writing for theme, irrespective of quality. I could write to a formula very easily and I'm sure many formula writers sell in quantity so as to pay their bills. But the notion of churning out content that fits a formula and simply caters to an audience's thirst for murder, explosions or love affairs fills me with a kind of dread. Irrespective of quality such structure, being devoid of personal meaning would become just like my day job in information technology: vapid and soulless.Ben Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237990156034508963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-59980339832269611672010-07-23T13:56:33.819-04:002010-07-23T13:56:33.819-04:00This is a really great post. I'm happy I read ...This is a really great post. I'm happy I read it today! I kind of talked about this on The Literary Lab yesterday, but you sum things up much more nicely here. I do write to get better. I never thought of it that way, but I've always known it. If I don't keep writing, I will never improve! And I want eyes on what's improving, that's for sure. :)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-88102869382979629362010-07-23T13:33:17.755-04:002010-07-23T13:33:17.755-04:00Myself write, weell, sounds stereotypic, but in mi...Myself write, weell, sounds stereotypic, but in mi case is true: I need give life to the characters i made in my mind. I wrote for fun, also. And to tell the truth, i hope publish in a future. Self-publishing or in a press, i don't know, one thing at time. And the first thing is make a proper work.<br /><br />If this give me money, i will not complain. Oh, and one last thing. i write also to relieve (is the word?) stress. Is relaxing and cheaper than a doctor!Deka Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328847551867893941noreply@blogger.com