Current mood:	contemplative
Entry tags:	writing rant

Teh awe + teh some = teh awesome?
My writing buddy is teh awesome. If you haven't read her stuff yet, well shame on you. Go. Read. When I learn to link, I shall link.

Conversation is good. Inspiring conversation is better. Agilebrit doth push, poke, prod, coerce, cajole, forgive, and inspire. I am learning much from her, and I hope I'm returning the flavor.

So I've got a writing friend or three (only one writing buddy - it is an earned title, and only one hath earned it), whom I'm trying to get to write more.

They say things like "Here Boo, read my story and you can tell me how much it sucks."

I in turn say "But I don't want to tell you how much it sucks; I want to tell you how to make what is good become even better, and what is not good to become good, or to remove that which is not needed." Despite my ineloquent verbosity, I eschew obfuscation, and omit needless words.

They say "But Boo, I suck."

I say "Stop. I do not wish to hear of your opinion of your own work, for I am a selfish Boojum, and wish only to enjoy your stories. Shut up and write."

My theory is that if a writer says to themselves "Self, I suck." they'll be less likely to write, for fear of writing badly. But how can we write well without writing badly first? Their for, by allowing fledgling writers to let themselves batter themselves down, we deprive ourselves of enjoyable reading. I am a selfish Boo. I want more stories to read.

Ah, my first posted LJ rant. Feel the love?

-Boo