Haven't got long - I shouldn't really be here at all but wanted to share this preposterous article I saw posted on a forum.
What a load of crap. Of all the evils in the world, why would anyone choose to find fault with something as harmless and pleasure-giving as Nano? No one puts a gun to your head if you don't fancy it, so why the griping?
She says of herself
As someone who doesn't write novelsand therein lies the answer. The world, in my experience, is divided into two types of people: those who do stuff, take risks, go out on a limb; and those who stand around watching them, too afraid to try in case they fail and resenting anyone who goes for it. We nano fans fall into the former category. It takes a lot of guts, hard work and sheer determination to push yourself to meet that word count. It ain't easy but we do it. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail. But that isn't the point. Life isn't about playing it safe, or it shouldn't be. And if no one ever wrote a first draft which sucked huge water melons there would be NO books in the world AT ALL.
Of course it's easy to stand on the sidelines and criticise. Maybe she should try Nano before she pours her supercilious, mean-spirited scorn on the rest of us.
(Ooh, and by the way - I've done over 11k so far!)
1 comment:
I followed the link and read the comments there. It seems like most people agree with you!
I don't get it either. If only the geniuses should be writing novels, how are the rest of us expected to learn?
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