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| Source: Rough Whiting |
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must be cantankerous and objectionable in order to be bright; that ego is paramount over skill; that one can rise to a level from which one can tell the reader to go to hell. These myths, if believed, can ruin you.
If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.
~ David Brin ~
17 comments:
Oh yes, I have the ego to sustain several writers ;-)
Annalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
What a great quote AJ! Thank you so much for sharing! :)
yay quotes! two gems to start us off. i love writers and their quotes, we're so witty, arent' we? ha!
great to meet you. happy b day!
Beware indeed!
Really, really like the quote. I'm going to go ahead and believe that if we fret enough about never developing those flaws, we won't. Your new fan, Susan
Just stopping by to say, "hi!" Found your link on Janet Reid's blog.
Dropping in from QOTKU blog. Very nice site A.J.!
Hi AJ, popping out of the Shark's tank for a bit.
Stopped harassing the Shark long enough to pop over and say, "Hi". Nice quote.
Thanks for stopping by Annalisa. I've just returned the visit :)
Thanks, Tara. I love quotes by other authors. I find them funny and inspiring.
Thanks for stopping by, Helen.
Hi Brian, it is a great quote: humourous, but with an edge of truth :)
Susan, gosh, I hope that's true! I can fret with the best of them ;)
Hi Lilly, Donna, Lisa, Jed... Thanks for visiting. I'm still making my way through the huge pool of links in the shark tank, so if I haven't commented on your site yet I'll get there soon :-)
Very good point.
I have met writers with big egos. However, as a teacher, I met teachers with big egos. Pride does come before the fall. I tell myself to be humble. I hope it is enough. ;=)
Ann, I think most professions have those with big egos, but I don't think it's as easy when you are a writer, because those egos can't handle the rejections. Thanks for stopping by.
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