I think the "write for yourself" idea is good, Cym. And I'd like to think that that's what I'm trying to do. But then on the other hand, I think that writing, like any other form of storytelling, can only be what it's supposed to be when it's shared with others. If your stories only tell you about yourself, all well and good, but no one will want to read them, and the stories die with you.
Three points: I have met some "of those insufferable idiots in publishing." They are quite very nice people, most of them, and wouldn't be in publishing if they didn't like reading and finding good stuff. Most of them know their job isn't to crush the writer's soul.
Another point - if your story is filled with spelling errors, it shows you don't give a damn about your work. Would you listen to a concert if the song's lyrics had impossible-to-understand syntax, even if the music itself was great? I think not. I do think that it's good to write first and nitpick over punctuation later...but your phrasing of it could have been better handled.
Please cut out the generalizations about grad school, okay? It might not be for everyone, but some people actually do need it to get where they're going. Thank you.
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Re: Writing
28/7/02 09:22 (UTC)Three points: I have met some "of those insufferable idiots in publishing." They are quite very nice people, most of them, and wouldn't be in publishing if they didn't like reading and finding good stuff. Most of them know their job isn't to crush the writer's soul.
Another point - if your story is filled with spelling errors, it shows you don't give a damn about your work. Would you listen to a concert if the song's lyrics had impossible-to-understand syntax, even if the music itself was great? I think not. I do think that it's good to write first and nitpick over punctuation later...but your phrasing of it could have been better handled.
Please cut out the generalizations about grad school, okay? It might not be for everyone, but some people actually do need it to get where they're going. Thank you.