[ SECRET POST #5924 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #5924 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


01.



__________________________________________________



02.



__________________________________________________



03.



__________________________________________________



04.



__________________________________________________



05.



__________________________________________________



06.
[DMX]



__________________________________________________



07.



__________________________________________________



08.
























Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 48 secrets from Secret Submission Post #848.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[tei]

That... it takes a long time to write a good book? Yeah, that's a thing

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, this was my response too. Like, am I missing something in this secret? Because it feels like OP is expressing confusion that when an author pumps out book after book on a tight schedule their books tend to be worse than authors who write fewer books and take longer on each one. But like, that is in fact how shit works, the vast majority of the time. If you have more time and energy to put into making something, there is a much greater likelihood that you will produce a stronger end-product.

OP may as well be expressing confusion that their fast fashion clothing is of poor quality.

[(Anonymous)]

I would argue that there is occasional genius from a story written quickly and not becoming overedited.

Gone With the Wind was basically pounded out as-is. Wish I could remember another example. It's more common in songwriting. Gwen Stefani wrote "Just a Girl" in like, ten minutes, and Taylor Swift (however you feel about her) has a rep for getting the music and then whipping out lyrics at the speed of light. (Which just seems to be her process, no shade. I have to write papers in one sitting or it's too hard to come back to them.)

[tei]

I agree— and I do think there are lots of examples in literature, I think it's pretty common across all arts forms to have something that comes to you, and if you strike while the iron is hot and get it out while it feels fresh and insistent, it's done quickly. But the kind of space (i.e. lack of pressure, financial comfort, etc) required to be receptive to that kind of inspiration means that pressure to churn out more and more work is likely to kill it.