tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post4657081103329393515..comments2016-03-31T08:41:37.283-07:00Comments on Proof of Theft: How to WriteLee Shelly Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974203578017620169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post-22932385051454916322010-10-15T10:07:13.154-07:002010-10-15T10:07:13.154-07:00"Nobody but a writer can write. People who ha..."Nobody but a writer can write. People who hang around writers for years. . . who are much smarter and have much better taste, never learn to write."<br /><br />Ben Hecht, Screenwriter<br />Esquire Magazine, Feb 1959<br /><br />OR<br /><br />"Writing is very easy, all you do is sit in front of a typewriter keyboard until little drops of blood appear on your forehead."<br /><br />Red Smith, Sportswriter<br /><br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say is writers (like runners)must be willing to bleed, if you are not willing to suffer, you can write, but you'll never be a writer. Just like running to catch a bus does not make you a runner. Writing a memo for work, or even a snappy line of dialogue does not make you a writer. Only the willingness to suffer can do that.<br /><br />DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307444879465563181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post-66773250126113738812010-10-13T12:30:01.349-07:002010-10-13T12:30:01.349-07:00Don't stop your ramblings Lee - I like them.
...Don't stop your ramblings Lee - I like them.<br /><br />You are right, everyone wants to write a book, many try and only some finish.<br />It takes dedication and discipline to get to the end of a novel and then it takes dedication and discipline to fine-tune it into something that just might be publishable.<br />And there's only one way to do that - get our backsides in a chair and do it! <br />I actually told my friends not to contact or call on me between the hours of 10am and 4pm (my writing time). Without distractions it's surprising how quickly you progress.<br /><br />http://www.aspiringauthorsblog.comJane Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472807076756871291noreply@blogger.com