It's a funny thing. I got the same advice when I wasn't published, and found it really difficult--because my process involves a *lot* of talking. I have to explain my books to somebody before I can write them, because I learn about them in the process of explaining them, and I can't internalize something I've learned about writing until I explain it to somebody else.
And here I was being told, don't talk about writing, write.
And of course I was writing. And when I stopped talking about it, I found I did not write as well or as much.
So, yanno. I'm sure its good advice for some people--including the ones who never bloody write. Just not for all of us.
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Date: 2006-08-21 03:00 pm (UTC)And here I was being told, don't talk about writing, write.
And of course I was writing. And when I stopped talking about it, I found I did not write as well or as much.
So, yanno. I'm sure its good advice for some people--including the ones who never bloody write. Just not for all of us.