All Discussions Tagged 'Lee' - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T04:38:43Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Lee&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAny discouraged writers out there?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-29:537324:Topic:3206332011-10-29T17:11:30.435ZMark Younghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarkYoung
<p>Any discouraged writers out there? Just read a great interview with crime novelist James Lee Burke. Here is what he wants you to remember:<br></br><br></br>“Don’t ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you’re hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn’t make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It’s there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject…</p>
<p>Any discouraged writers out there? Just read a great interview with crime novelist James Lee Burke. Here is what he wants you to remember:<br/><br/>“Don’t ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you’re hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn’t make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It’s there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject you, to drop dead! Who Cares?” (Excerpt from an interview with Burke in the Writer's Digest magazines, Nov. Ec. 2011 issue written by Lindsey O'Connor)</p>
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<p>I love this guy's attitude!</p>