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I think the more interesting questions would be: - How to write a novel that is actually a worthwhile read? - Why should you invest your time into an endeavou
by stewbrew 10y ago
I think the more interesting questions would be:
- How to write a novel that is actually a worthwhile read?
- Why should you invest your time into an endeavour that will most likely fail and have no significant outcome?
- jacobheric 10y agoIf you consider a novel a work of art, then creating it is an act of artistic creation that has some intrinsic value. There is a benefit to expressing yourself carefully, to telling a story that says something about the world that you think needs to be said. Those outcomes are "significant" even if the novel has a small audience.
- Artoemius 10y ago> How to write a novel that is actually a worthwhile read? There's no silver bullet for that, but one promising approach is to honestly try to write something you'd really like to read yourself. > Why should you invest your time into an endeavour that will most likely fail and have no significant outcome? The answer to this fully depends on your personal definition of a significant outcome. Some people consider working on open-source projects a waste of time. Other people think the same about working for a corporation. For some, the only outcome worth working for is noticeably and unambiguously making the world a better place. Others (the happy ones) just do things "for the hell of it".
- JustSomeNobody 10y agohttp://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/dent.html http://www.paper-dragon.com/1939/dent.html