Answer/Quote: “ ‘If you want to be a great writer and you have a
choice between being brilliant and lazy or being a little clueless but
motivated, choose the latter. You stand a far better chance. Sure, such
intangibles as creativity, talent and inspiration play a role, but work is
where the real action is.’ So says Alexander Steele in Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York’s Acclaimed Creative
Writing School, an excellent book from Gotham Writers’ Workshop. He’s
focusing on what I’ve always referred to as the ‘creative slog’: You come up
with a story idea, sketch out some details—and then the real work begins. It’s
rarely an easy process because creativity isn’t linear, point A to point B;
it’s far more complex, unstructured, exasperating, chaotic and, yes,
exhilarating.” P. 6.
Comment:
My favorite idea in this editorial is
“Creativity isn’t linear….” RayS.
Title:
“Nothing Neat About It.” Jeff Reich, in “From the Editor.” The Writer (August 2012),
6.
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