Richard Sanders's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T16:04:37ZRichard Sandershttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RichardSandershttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60996479?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=1gmt2cdto9l1d&xn_auth=noSelf-conscious about writing?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-22:537324:BlogPost:2473472010-08-22T18:19:10.000ZRichard Sandershttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RichardSanders
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Within the past few hours I've talked to two friends who are trying to write and have ideas, but they get blocked by self-consciousness. It's a common problem--and it's a killer for creativity. Don't try to write something that's going to please other people. Try to write something that's only going to please your harshest critic--yourself.…</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Within the past few hours I've talked to two friends who are trying to write and have ideas, but they get blocked by self-consciousness. It's a common problem--and it's a killer for creativity. Don't try to write something that's going to please other people. Try to write something that's only going to please your harshest critic--yourself.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">And surely don't try to write something that will appeal to everyone. There's never been a book, story or article that's had universal appeal. I mean the best-selling book in the world is the Bible, and there are LOTS of people who don't like that. So if God can't write a book with universal appeal, who the hell are we to try? Relax. The more you can have fun writing, the better your writing will be.</p>