tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post6952645513849409422..comments2016-03-31T08:41:37.283-07:00Comments on Proof of Theft: Write It AnywayLee Shelly Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974203578017620169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344354231562172395.post-16321599557556884702010-11-24T16:34:31.756-08:002010-11-24T16:34:31.756-08:00"For writing a first draft requires from the ..."For writing a first draft requires from the writer a peculiar internal state which ordinary life does not induce. If you were a Zulu warrior banging on your shield with your spear for a couple of hours with a hundred other Zulu warriors, you might be able to prepare yourself to write," <br /><br />Or even better, "I do not write a book as sit up with it, like a dying friend. During visiting hours. I enter its room with dread and sympathy for its many disorders. I hold its hand and hope it will get better."<br /><br />From "The Writing Life," by Annie DillardDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307444879465563181noreply@blogger.com