Confident writers vs. delusional writers

Posted on March 6, 2009

Got this link off Kelley Eskridge’s blog. She’s a fabulous writer, up for a Nebula this year, so I hope you check her stuff out. Anyway, JA Konrath has this to say about the differences between confident and delusional writers.

I tend to agree. But I also think that writers in general (like artists in other media) have to have a wild/weird/masochistic streak. Which doesn’t necessarily make them delusional. Still, writing is a strange life, and those who don’t do it or who pursue other artistic lifeways have a difficult time understanding the drive/need. For those of us who do write, Konrath might be saying something to you.

Happy weekend, all!

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