The Seven Writing Myths: Seeing through the false beliefs that stop you writing
This is a (slightly rewritten) version of a paper delivered by David Rain at the Great Writing International Creative Writing Conference, Imperial College, London, on Saturday 29 June 2013.
The prolific English novelist, playwright and essayist J. B. Priestley published an excellent book about his literary career called Margin Released: A Writer’s Reminiscences and Reflections (1962). One section of the book, in which Priestley discusses his many publications, bears the title “I Had the Time.” He explains: “During the past thirty years or so, hundreds of people have told me they could write a good novel, play, or book of essays, if only they had the time. Well, I had the time.” Continue reading
The prolific English novelist, playwright and essayist J. B. Priestley published an excellent book about his literary career called Margin Released: A Writer’s Reminiscences and Reflections (1962). One section of the book, in which Priestley discusses his many publications, bears the title “I Had the Time.” He explains: “During the past thirty years or so, hundreds of people have told me they could write a good novel, play, or book of essays, if only they had the time. Well, I had the time.” Continue reading
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