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[koinegeek]

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[whune]

*nod*

[wudu_wasa]

Yes Sensei. *bows back*

[koinegeek]

Thanks :)

[darkladyothsith]

Lovely post.

[koinegeek]

Thank you :) Rather basic thoughts, but my brain has been bugging me to write them down.

[darkladyothsith]

Now that I've had some time to think about it, I would argue that most good/professional writers spend far more time in the warm-up and kata phases you describe than any other. There is a time of mentoring, but it isn't a permanent thing. Most good writers will agree with the axiom that you have to write 1000 pages of garbage to get 1 page of gem (or, if you're a really brilliant writer, 100 pages of garbage). And those thousands of pages will never see the light of day; they become the warm-up and kata for a writer. The application phase is one where a work is submitted-- to a workshop group, a publisher, a magazine, a fansite, whatever

[koinegeek]

I had many different arts in mind when writing this. "Writing" was indeed one of them :) Good writers, rather, good artists of any endeavor are made after much hard work, not born. Some may be born with a proclivity towards the art, thus giving them a headstart over others. But even they must hone their skills in order to become extraordinary.

At a certain point, I think teens submitting a lot of garbage is a good thing, especially if they take negative feedback well (granted, many don't, or are oblivious to it).

Thank you for your praise! I was hoping to focus on katas of faith today, but not sure if I have the time (been busy replying elsewhere :) and working ).