OK, I don't even DO NaNoWriMo....

[kusanivy]

... and I think this woman is a clueless idiot... XP

I heard an interview with her this morning on Radio One's Q where she told Jian that basically the world didn't need anymore novels because there were more novels out there now than one person could read in a lifetime anyways

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[kazahaya]

I think the comment "So I'm not worried about all the books that won't get written if a hundred thousand people with a nagging but unfulfilled ambition to Be a Writer lack the necessary motivation to get the job done. I see no reason to cheer them on." says a lot. Especially the 'I' in the statements. Well guess what, they're not writing for YOU.

Ironically enough, she WROTE that little blog entry, and pasted her own book/writing credentials at the end of it. Nevermind it's a study on Narnia, not an actual fantasy novel she's written.

I think one of the best comments I saw was:

"It was yet another depressing sign that the cultural spaces once dedicated to the selfless art of reading are being taken over by the narcissistic commerce of writing."

Yes, the reading public has lost their sense of propriety. Instead of, say, buying your book and dutifully consuming it and respecting your wit, they spend some of their time writing for themselves. For an entire month!

How self-centered. Unlike you, who is getting paid to write about yourself and your opinions. You aren't a narcissist at all, because people are supposed to read you.

And telling other people what they ought to do isn't self-regard or self-important...

the other thing is.. writing isn't necessarily about being published. It's about WRITING, not making money.

[jetsan_supreme]

*Standing ovation*

:D