A novel in a month? Crazy!
September 10th 2008 21:57
I had a discussion the other day with someone who claims to be a writer. She told me how she wanted to write a novel but never seemed to find the time. Life got in the way all the time, and her novel remained unwritten. Needless to say, I threw in NaNoWriMo at this point. I thought I was doing her a favour, providing her with an excuse to write.
Instead, she told me that I had to be crazy. She wanted to produce a work of art, great literature, and she could not just write it all down in a month. No, she would write her novel when the time was right.
It turned out we couldn't have a constructive conversation about writing fiction. She firmly believed that the circumstances had to be right, she needed to be in the mood, and so on. In my opinion, she came up with a lot of excuses why she couldn't write her novel in November.
I believe that if you want to write a great novel, you have to sit down and start writing. And once you've started, you have to keep writing until you've told your story.
But what do I know, I'm crazy.
Instead, she told me that I had to be crazy. She wanted to produce a work of art, great literature, and she could not just write it all down in a month. No, she would write her novel when the time was right.
It turned out we couldn't have a constructive conversation about writing fiction. She firmly believed that the circumstances had to be right, she needed to be in the mood, and so on. In my opinion, she came up with a lot of excuses why she couldn't write her novel in November.
I believe that if you want to write a great novel, you have to sit down and start writing. And once you've started, you have to keep writing until you've told your story.
But what do I know, I'm crazy.
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