tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post5462417101018370162..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: The Infallible SeerChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-82436348048681886932009-01-23T19:59:00.000-06:002009-01-23T19:59:00.000-06:00I guess a less fanciful way of asking the question...I guess a less fanciful way of asking the question is, if you knew you were (and would always be) a terrible writer, would you still do it? Obviously, that scenario doesn't apply to anyone here. <BR/><BR/>It's a purely hypothetical question, because we do have the ability to get better. If I were a terrible writer today, I could study and learn and maybe eventually become a terrific one. <BR/><BR/>But if that were not the case--if I were terrible and knew I would always be terrible, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't take the same pleasure in it.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-89433478679498938062009-01-23T16:53:00.000-06:002009-01-23T16:53:00.000-06:00That question doesn't bother me because I don't re...That question doesn't bother me because I don't read or write fantasy. I deal in the world of fact, and the fact is there's no such thing as an infalllible seer. If somebody told me I didn't have the talent to be a published author, I'd say that's one man's (or woman's) opinion. I choose to accept the one I get from all those people who say, "When is your next book coming out? I can't wait."Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-64177731735300245482009-01-23T09:11:00.000-06:002009-01-23T09:11:00.000-06:00I would keep writing too, if someone told me that,...I would keep writing too, if someone told me that, and I would keep writing even if I knew I would never be published, but the premise of the question was that the seer has a supernatural ability to gauge your talent. If I knew for a FACT that I didn't have any, I wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much. <BR/><BR/>Of course, I'd probably tell myself he didn't know what he was talking about! Denial can be a powerful thing:)Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-10931756075815547792009-01-23T08:32:00.000-06:002009-01-23T08:32:00.000-06:00If someone told me I was an untalented hack, I'd t...If someone told me I was an untalented hack, I'd try even harder to prove him wrong. If it's in you to write, I think most of us would continue whether anyone read the work, or not.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com