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Regarding Fans of Writers
Sep. 15th, 2009 06:29 pmSF author John Scalzi posted an article on his blog that is well worth reading if you are the fan of any particular writer and seek to become a writer, yourself. I agree with everything the man says about people who try to ask him for 'wannabe-writer' favors.
I have committed this sin myself, a couple of times--once, when I was a teenager, when I think it could be excused, and once when I didn't realize the person (a fellow LJ'er) was actually a professional writer; I had thought she was just an extremely dedicated amateur.
Any fan who wants a writer to read his manuscript or introduce him to colleagues should read what Scalzi has to say about the matter. My feeling is, if you want to be a writer, then write, and write, and write. Then submit, submit, and submit your work. You have to put in your ten thousand hours--at least.
I have committed this sin myself, a couple of times--once, when I was a teenager, when I think it could be excused, and once when I didn't realize the person (a fellow LJ'er) was actually a professional writer; I had thought she was just an extremely dedicated amateur.
Any fan who wants a writer to read his manuscript or introduce him to colleagues should read what Scalzi has to say about the matter. My feeling is, if you want to be a writer, then write, and write, and write. Then submit, submit, and submit your work. You have to put in your ten thousand hours--at least.
