A million words of crap

[sallytuppence]

You’ve probably heard this writing truism: “you have to write a million words of crap...” before, I guess, “...writing something worth reading.” Or maybe “...writing something worth publishing

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[secritcrush]

I think there's some truth in it: Don't expect to be good right away. Work at it, and chances are good you'll get better.

I think million is just a Big Round Number that people can latch onto.

[sallytuppence]

It is a big round number. A very, very big, scary number.

Writing lots of words is work, yes, but getting better may not have much to do with how many words one writes.

[secritcrush]

Sometimes. And some people are hot right out of the gate. But in general, practice makes perfect. (or at least better. sure, if you practice doing it wrong you are just going to get good at doing it wrong, which is why I think reading a lot is just as important as actually sitting down and writing.)

[sallytuppence]

C'mon, chance! I was trying to start a slapfight here. Couldn't you get a little pissy? Please?

[secritcrush]

I think charlie has the market cornered on slapfights this week. But here is my windbag icon so it's JUST LIKE WE ARE FIGHTING.

[sallytuppence]

Did you notice how Charlie tried to lure people into that slapfight?

But not me--I stayed far, far away. I mean, how many times does Truesdale have to prove that he's an ass? Just once was enough for me...

[raecarson]

*slaps Chance and Sarah*

[sallytuppence]

Ow!