Writing a Book is Not Easy
December 28th, 2005I was about to post an interesting quote from Joyce Carol Oates and decided against it at the last minute. Then I read Meredith Farkas’s post on her foray into book writing. Here’s what she has to say:
“[M]y big fear is that it won’t be good. It’s one thing to write a sucky article that no one will remember a year later, but a sucky book will be on Amazon for a good long while and will be a constant reminder of your suckitude (don’t worry — I don’t write like this in the book!). I know I’m never happy with my writing and am just being paranoid, but I guess I’m just starting to become aware of the weight of what I’m doing”
So, here’s the quote from JCO:
“Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to practice”
Very fitting. Writing a book is a rite of passage (for me at least), and one that I’m experiencing now and will continue into 2007. The end result is more satisfying than one realizes and that feeling can only come at the end of the process. Hang in there Meredith!