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I agree Theresa. Reading great books will make you a great writer. Your Inputs Will Determine Your Outputs.
Yes. What is funnier than 'writers block' are those people who say they don't want to read because it will interfere with their 'voice' in their writing. They really believe that...LOL...
I wholeheartedly agree! Even when my writing is slow, I can still keep the plot moving ahead--it can be edited later, but you can't edit an empty page!
So true Daniel. I think the myth of writer's block is used mainly with young or inexperienced writers who may not have an adequate vocabulary, and they just don't know where to start because of that. When you're older, you tend to have better language skills and writing just naturally falls into that. Writing is the one thing young people tend to not excel at because it takes time to learn to write well. Older writers can almost invariably write better. It's the one thing that as you get older, you just get better and better at. There's this commercial on Youtube about an 18-year-old brain compared to a 55-year-old brain and the older guy is kind of lamenting his 'brain fog' and it makes it seem that the kid is better off but I don't agree. I'd sooner sit down with the much older person, (around my age) because I know the conversation will generally be better. That sounds terribly judgey but it really is how I feel. LOL...thanks for your comment. :)
I have loathed the very comment for its negative potential psychological dangers that can result from brainwashing oneself and then suffering from resultant spillage. It reminds me somewhat of the old and untrue adage quoted frequently by many that Alcoholics Anonymous proclaimed that a periodic glass of wine need not be harmful and can be beneficial for an alcoholic. The organization actually proclaimed the opposite.
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I agree Theresa. Reading great books will make you a great writer. Your Inputs Will Determine Your Outputs.
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Yes. What is funnier than 'writers block' are those people who say they don't want to read because it will interfere with their 'voice' in their writing. They really believe that...LOL...
I wholeheartedly agree! Even when my writing is slow, I can still keep the plot moving ahead--it can be edited later, but you can't edit an empty page!
So true Daniel. I think the myth of writer's block is used mainly with young or inexperienced writers who may not have an adequate vocabulary, and they just don't know where to start because of that. When you're older, you tend to have better language skills and writing just naturally falls into that. Writing is the one thing young people tend to not excel at because it takes time to learn to write well. Older writers can almost invariably write better. It's the one thing that as you get older, you just get better and better at. There's this commercial on Youtube about an 18-year-old brain compared to a 55-year-old brain and the older guy is kind of lamenting his 'brain fog' and it makes it seem that the kid is better off but I don't agree. I'd sooner sit down with the much older person, (around my age) because I know the conversation will generally be better. That sounds terribly judgey but it really is how I feel. LOL...thanks for your comment. :)
I have loathed the very comment for its negative potential psychological dangers that can result from brainwashing oneself and then suffering from resultant spillage. It reminds me somewhat of the old and untrue adage quoted frequently by many that Alcoholics Anonymous proclaimed that a periodic glass of wine need not be harmful and can be beneficial for an alcoholic. The organization actually proclaimed the opposite.
