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Author Craft / Too Much Reading About Writing
« on: July 05, 2010, 12:53:57 AM »
So after taking a break from writing, I am back. I call it taking a break but really life's interferences combined with my own temper tantrum and viola, I quit writing anything not work related for five months. Writer's get to be temperamental, right?
So my question to you is... do you find reading too much about writing counterproductive? On second thought, I guess it is really reading about the publishing process. I will be cranking along, writing everyday (never the word count I should though). Inevitably, I will end up reading something or listening to a writing podcast and the topic of getting published comes up. Listening to published authors speak about the difficulties of getting published just depresses me.
Don't get me wrong, I have no thoughts of getting rich or becoming best selling author but it would seem the logical conclusion to writing a story would be to get it published. So does this happen to you?
So my question to you is... do you find reading too much about writing counterproductive? On second thought, I guess it is really reading about the publishing process. I will be cranking along, writing everyday (never the word count I should though). Inevitably, I will end up reading something or listening to a writing podcast and the topic of getting published comes up. Listening to published authors speak about the difficulties of getting published just depresses me.
Don't get me wrong, I have no thoughts of getting rich or becoming best selling author but it would seem the logical conclusion to writing a story would be to get it published. So does this happen to you?