Again, my old college lecturer:
'A great writer need not have a good idea, nor a good setting, or even strong characters for his work to become a great success. What he requires, singularly and above all else, is an inherent mastery of the English language and the written word. A great writer could have an idea pitched to him about three motes of dust caught in a cardboard box, and write about the scene as if it was the most wonderful thing ever put on a page; the reader would become enraptured by the tale of this dust, just as if he were reading about a historical battle, the lives of the saints or some fantastical wonderland,'
How far would you agree? And yes, my lecturer was a dramatic old Nazi from the age of the dinosaurs, in case you were wondering. Do you agree that to be a good writer talent is all that is needed, rather than passion or even a good idea?
Thanks!
2007-02-15
02:47:59
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David
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