tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post7757437120772753967..comments2023-07-01T03:18:42.772-07:00Comments on First Draft: Stop!Nadine Lamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-70067335558849331692011-05-31T20:20:41.912-07:002011-05-31T20:20:41.912-07:00Good analogy with the piano, Glyn. I wish whoever ...Good analogy with the piano, Glyn. I wish whoever said, "To write, you must read." That makes as much sense as to say, to play the piano, you must listen to lots of music. On the other hand, anyone who really wants to write can learn. The have to crave learning to write and know that there are no easy shortcuts.Nadine Lamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11709289434339532281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422983897713906924.post-11739198526888070642011-05-31T09:57:36.158-07:002011-05-31T09:57:36.158-07:00I agree with everything you've said here Nadin...I agree with everything you've said here Nadine. I think that a lot of people think they can write. Do these same people think that they can sit at a grand piano and play a Rachmaninov Concerto without first learning the piano and spending many hours per day practising? Writing is the same. Too many people believe that because they have a laptop and can write a shopping list there is a novel inside them.<br />see http://www.cactusrainpublishing.com/<br />GlynGlyn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944384973996748976noreply@blogger.com