Priceless article from deadline.com: http://bit.ly/S7D5k
I say this because there's nothing more valuable than pouring hot acid onto your work and seeing which bits are really durable.
(Similarly, if you can use your wayback machine to drop 30 years, I recommend Bayer's Breaking Through, Selling Out, Dropping Dead as a well-drafted tonic)
So many great quotes but I'll just keep this one:
"And the truth is, saying something positive about this thing would be the nastiest, meanest and most dishonest thing I could do. Because here's the thing: not only is it cruel to encourage the hopeless, but you cannot discourage a writer. If someone can talk you out of being a writer, you're not a writer."
I say this because there's nothing more valuable than pouring hot acid onto your work and seeing which bits are really durable.
(Similarly, if you can use your wayback machine to drop 30 years, I recommend Bayer's Breaking Through, Selling Out, Dropping Dead as a well-drafted tonic)
So many great quotes but I'll just keep this one:
"And the truth is, saying something positive about this thing would be the nastiest, meanest and most dishonest thing I could do. Because here's the thing: not only is it cruel to encourage the hopeless, but you cannot discourage a writer. If someone can talk you out of being a writer, you're not a writer."