Comments on: why i will never be a novelist http://thisfish.com/why-i-will-never-be-a-novelist/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Texas T-bone http://thisfish.com/why-i-will-never-be-a-novelist/#comment-2716 Texas T-bone Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:18:29 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=491#comment-2716 <p>Not worth taking outside.</p> Not worth taking outside.

]]> By: Benjamin http://thisfish.com/why-i-will-never-be-a-novelist/#comment-2715 Benjamin Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:14:03 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=491#comment-2715 <p>You win. I'm sad.</p><br /><br /><p>:(</p> You win. I’m sad.

:(

]]> By: Fish http://thisfish.com/why-i-will-never-be-a-novelist/#comment-2714 Fish Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:12:39 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=491#comment-2714 <p>Boys! <br /><br />Tex, if this is going to turn into a penis swordfight, could you take it outside?</p> Boys!

Tex, if this is going to turn into a penis swordfight, could you take it outside?

]]> By: Texas T-bone http://thisfish.com/why-i-will-never-be-a-novelist/#comment-2713 Texas T-bone Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:00:44 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=491#comment-2713 <p>Yes, B. "Blow Me" is a geniously executed literary device. You're so full of yourself, it's a shame you're not limber to satisfy your own little needs. Touting your own "writing" isn't self-promotion, though, is it? Your own words help bury you as every word is another pile of dirt on your head. </p><br /><br /><p>Anything worth writing is worth doing at least mostly right the first time. That means forethought, planning and plotting. This isn't the only way (or even "my" way), it's the proven way. National Novel Writing Month is a neat project, but it rarely produces anything useable, even in heavily edited form. Going about it that way is often destined to produce nothing of value. Let's be realistic, Musical Stranger. Your "writing" isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Mine will be.</p> Yes, B. “Blow Me” is a geniously executed literary device. You’re so full of yourself, it’s a shame you’re not limber to satisfy your own little needs. Touting your own “writing” isn’t self-promotion, though, is it? Your own words help bury you as every word is another pile of dirt on your head.

Anything worth writing is worth doing at least mostly right the first time. That means forethought, planning and plotting. This isn’t the only way (or even “my” way), it’s the proven way. National Novel Writing Month is a neat project, but it rarely produces anything useable, even in heavily edited form. Going about it that way is often destined to produce nothing of value. Let’s be realistic, Musical Stranger. Your “writing” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. Mine will be.

]]> By: Benjamin http://thisfish.com/why-i-will-never-be-a-novelist/#comment-2712 Benjamin Mon, 27 Oct 2003 22:34:24 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=491#comment-2712 <p>Yo T, the "never" was for Fish. 'Lil power of positive thinking for her. But I'm the oft-linked, oft-quoted Musical Stanger, and your stuck in the comment zone. So whatever. I'll write for major publications, you blog, and plan. (Insert maniacal laugh here.)</p><br /><br /><p>;), Benjamin</p> Yo T, the “never” was for Fish. ‘Lil power of positive thinking for her. But I’m the oft-linked, oft-quoted Musical Stanger, and your stuck in the comment zone. So whatever. I’ll write for major publications, you blog, and plan. (Insert maniacal laugh here.)

;) , Benjamin

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