From Salon
Better Yet, DON’T Write That Novel: Why National Novel Writing Month is a Waste of Time and Energy by Laura Miller
Not advocating this as my opinion, but an interesting read.
Catherine
ETA: Catrina Horsfield goes off on Laura Miller’s article, suggesting as Kizmet does in response to my last article that writing isn’t an elitist thing.
Author: Catherine Schaff-Stump
Catherine Schaff-Stump writes fiction for children and young adults. Her most recent book, The Vessel of Ra, is the first book in the Klaereon Scroll series. She is currently working on its sequel, as well as penning the middle grade adventures of Abigail Rath, monster hunter.
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I wrote my first novel via Nano four years ago, a novel I might “finish finish” before Christmas this year. For me, Nano gave me the self-confidence to believe I could write a novel people would read an enjoy.
However, I’m not doing it anymore. I just have too many irons in sundry fires. Coming up the ideas and proving I can write a whole book is no longer a priority. And Honestly, I enjoy the process too much to want to rush it.
I also commented because I wanted to test my ginchy new ataru gravatar.