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   Chris Roberts says:

   July 15, 2009 at 9:01 am

   Too true.

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   CJ Baer says:

   July 15, 2009 at 9:02 am

   I suppose that talking about one’s writing might spoil the surprise. It’s happened to me many times so I understand exactly what you’re talking about– but then again, I thought I was the only one. Just goes to show you that surprises are best left in secret.

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   jessicamelling says:

   July 15, 2009 at 9:28 am

   I once read an article by an author who realized that her writing career was derailed by blogging. She’d put her ideas out there and be done with them, at the expense of developing, editing, and eventually publishing. Or something like that. Wish I could find it…

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   Chase says:

   July 15, 2009 at 9:33 am

   Man, I’ve killed hundreds of songs that way.

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   Rebecca says:

   July 15, 2009 at 10:22 am

   I completely understand this. If I talk about it enough, the felt need to explore it goes away, and with that, the depth of understanding that would come from wrestling with a topic, researching and writing. Not to mention that the audience is significantly smaller.

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   humanitas remedium says:

   July 15, 2009 at 11:12 am

   I am not a great writer; and because I run my mouth too much I am not even a good one most days. this quote is too true.

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   michael krahn says:

   July 15, 2009 at 12:45 pm

   Good book. It wrecked me as a writer for about a year.

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   Saskia says:

   July 15, 2009 at 2:52 pm

   I never, ever, ever talk about developing stories. That’s like killing my characters.

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   sd smith says:

   July 15, 2009 at 10:34 pm

   I think this can be overemphasized. I don’t talk much about unwritten stuff, and can see how that could kill some buzz for some. But writers write. They also may talk about it. Then they write.

   Everybody talks about writing. But writers write.

   And feel superior. Even if they are small potatoes.

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