Freed From Behind the Paywall: Why Writing Isn't Like Pottery
And why 'Tell Me Less' is the best motto
Learning to write fiction is not like learning pottery, or horse riding.
These are crafts and skills. They may occasionally reach the level of art, but you can make a nice ceramic pot and ride a horse perfectly decently after not too long practising without drawing on an underlying pool of creativity.
Writing fiction is different.
Firstly, the craft/skill…
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