WTF, Interview With Terry Goodkind in USA Today
Helpful hint: bashing the genre in which you write is not a good idea.
Disclaimer: It's likely that some of you are friends with Terry Goodkind, or at least know him, and I do not personally know the guy. It's entirely possible that he's a nice person who simply did not interview well.
Link: http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20030805003/tscript.htm
Rant: I saw this article due to a post by mylefteye, and became annoyed. Here's the main part that bothers me: "First of all, I don't write fantasy. I write stories that have important human themes. They have elements of romance, history, adventure, mystery and philosophy. Most fantasy is one-dimensional. It's either about magic or a world-building. I don't do either."
Here's the other thing: "The way I work is I write 12-14 hours a day, seven days a week..." versus, "I think writers are born, not made." Let's see, there's no connection between the first part and the second? Working 80-something hours a week at something doesn't... argh, WTF? WTF?
Disclaimer: It's likely that some of you are friends with Terry Goodkind, or at least know him, and I do not personally know the guy. It's entirely possible that he's a nice person who simply did not interview well.
Link: http://cgi1.usatoday.com/mchat/20030805003/tscript.htm
Rant: I saw this article due to a post by mylefteye, and became annoyed. Here's the main part that bothers me: "First of all, I don't write fantasy. I write stories that have important human themes. They have elements of romance, history, adventure, mystery and philosophy. Most fantasy is one-dimensional. It's either about magic or a world-building. I don't do either."
Here's the other thing: "The way I work is I write 12-14 hours a day, seven days a week..." versus, "I think writers are born, not made." Let's see, there's no connection between the first part and the second? Working 80-something hours a week at something doesn't... argh, WTF? WTF?