Writing Misconceptions

The Writer Beware article on The Myth of the Evil Editor made me think about other misconceptions about writing. (Annoying misconceptions.)

One of the big ones, which I've talked about on here before, seems to be that if you write fiction at all, any kind of fiction, you must be aiming for professional publication. If you don't want to be a published author, you should stop writing. You can't just write for a hobby, for fun. Stop having fun in an unauthorized manner, stop it right now! It...