Comments on: The Secret To Writing Is… Writing http://tinobox.com/wordpress/productivity/the-secret-to-writing-is-writing/ Odds and ends of internet entrepreneurship—A Technical Diary Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:26:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dave Doolin http://tinobox.com/wordpress/productivity/the-secret-to-writing-is-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1261 Dave Doolin Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:54:44 +0000 http://tinobox.com/wordpress/?p=1099#comment-1261 Heh... I want to have written too! I just want to "have written" bad enough to sit down and expose myself to public ridicule. Heh… I want to have written too!

I just want to “have written” bad enough to sit down and expose myself to public ridicule.

]]> By: Holly Jahangiri http://tinobox.com/wordpress/productivity/the-secret-to-writing-is-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 Holly Jahangiri Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:35:49 +0000 http://tinobox.com/wordpress/?p=1099#comment-1246 This is so true. I think most would-be writers don't <i>want</i> to make the time to write, because then they would be forced to see the flaws in their writing - to proofread and edit (like testing code, right?) If it's really your passion, then the "drudge work" of editing isn't a horrendous chore, either. But in my experience, what most people really mean when they say, "I want to write," is "I want to have written." Or, "I want to have written and published a bestselling novel in my sleep, and wake to find it prominently displayed on the bookstore's shelves." This is so true. I think most would-be writers don’t want to make the time to write, because then they would be forced to see the flaws in their writing – to proofread and edit (like testing code, right?) If it’s really your passion, then the “drudge work” of editing isn’t a horrendous chore, either. But in my experience, what most people really mean when they say, “I want to write,” is “I want to have written.” Or, “I want to have written and published a bestselling novel in my sleep, and wake to find it prominently displayed on the bookstore’s shelves.”

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