tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773759989225356372.post2028838306881454608..comments2024-03-27T19:24:05.285-05:00Comments on Stupefying Stories Magazine: Talking Shop~brbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845253722980029012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773759989225356372.post-14308219336275592472018-10-20T01:21:49.284-05:002018-10-20T01:21:49.284-05:00I generally find that working hard at writing lead...I generally find that working hard at writing leads to better writing. There is a certain correlation between volume of writing and improvement. Still, your point is well taken. It's all pretty pointless if you don't hone your craft along the way. Eric Dontigneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704488789983578897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773759989225356372.post-67705541174207495242018-10-19T06:22:46.084-05:002018-10-19T06:22:46.084-05:00I'm reminded of the old Jean-Luc Picard line. ...I'm reminded of the old Jean-Luc Picard line. "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness: that is life".<br /><br />Hard work makes success more likely, certainly. However writing isn't a vending machine that you keep feeding hard work into until success comes out at the bottom. Sometimes it's just not your day. Sometimes you have the perfect story for the wrong market. That's not a reason to stop working but it is a reason to not take failure to heart.<br /><br />Of course there's also the third element of this: Work hard in producing stuff, that's very important, but work just as hard in making sure the stuff you produce is good.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942482459228462106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773759989225356372.post-85185623938907905312018-10-16T14:58:34.085-05:002018-10-16T14:58:34.085-05:00Dang, and dystopian stories are sorta my brand the...Dang, and dystopian stories are sorta my brand these days... :)Mark Keigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057982108264843405noreply@blogger.com