deilaitha
Sage
Every now and again, I feel like all of the writing advice out there is reminiscent of those ads you see on news websites...
"Become a better writer by following this one weird tip"
"The secret that successful writers don't want you to know"
"Why popular authors are mad at the writing discovery of one stay-at-home mom"
See, I have benefited from learning about writing rules, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's time I just stop reading about how to write and just, you know, write. I think I keep hoping that the more of these articles, books, etc., that I read, someday I'll magically vomit up a completely perfect manuscript. I'll emerge from this chrysalis as the most beautiful butterfly of a writer, stunning all with my talent and total awesomeness. The whole world would fall at my feet with laud...
ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR!
Ahem.
Yet, just as those internet snake oil ads are trying to provide a shortcut for something that hard work would supply, I wonder if my obsessive reading of writing tips is holding me back. Where do we balance the advice vs. execution? Regrettably, I probably read about writing more than I actually write.
Does anyone else find themselves getting stuck in this trap?
"Become a better writer by following this one weird tip"
"The secret that successful writers don't want you to know"
"Why popular authors are mad at the writing discovery of one stay-at-home mom"
See, I have benefited from learning about writing rules, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's time I just stop reading about how to write and just, you know, write. I think I keep hoping that the more of these articles, books, etc., that I read, someday I'll magically vomit up a completely perfect manuscript. I'll emerge from this chrysalis as the most beautiful butterfly of a writer, stunning all with my talent and total awesomeness. The whole world would fall at my feet with laud...
ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR!
Ahem.
Yet, just as those internet snake oil ads are trying to provide a shortcut for something that hard work would supply, I wonder if my obsessive reading of writing tips is holding me back. Where do we balance the advice vs. execution? Regrettably, I probably read about writing more than I actually write.
Does anyone else find themselves getting stuck in this trap?