tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post7149206331633971754..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Writers - Live a Bit First!bibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-86950587610155969502009-04-24T09:20:00.000+08:002009-04-24T09:20:00.000+08:00Damyanti I think it was Sharon who made the point ...Damyanti I think it was Sharon who made the point above, that experience has little to do with age.<br /><br />It is experience that you need to write well, and you can get that while also being younger, but also comes with age.<br /><br />Too many modern writers write well, as that is their craft, but have too little experience to draw upon.<br /><br />It is the coupling of experience with good writing that makes a writer good, or even great.Martin Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383493547993782756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-52977141679334250602009-04-23T17:16:00.000+08:002009-04-23T17:16:00.000+08:00I think it works both ways.
Yes, a creative writ...I think it works both ways. <br /><br />Yes, a creative writing degree without enough life experience can make for shallow writing.<br /><br />On the other hand, a person might have profound life experiences, and never want to write about it.<br /><br />Writing since a tender age gives you the craft, and then you have to <br />age in order to give you depth. <br /><br />But then again, there is the instance of Keats, and a hundred others who don't fall into this category either.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-81691783162607001242009-04-23T08:10:00.000+08:002009-04-23T08:10:00.000+08:00This is exactly what I and many other have been sa...This is exactly what I and many other have been saying - get a life, then write, otherwise there is no depth to your writing.<br /><br />All the great and good writers wrote out of their lives, not M.A. creative writing.<br /><br />Apologies to those who disagree....but its my opinion.Martin Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383493547993782756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-13043326705126132582009-04-23T05:19:00.000+08:002009-04-23T05:19:00.000+08:00i think there's the usual double bind here:
if y...i think there's the usual double bind here: <br /><br />if you lack experience then it means you are less burdened by tradition and have a certain energy for novelty. <br /><br />but if you have experience then you have a greater ability to create something deeper and more considered.<br /><br />- burhanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-48504229897005513632009-04-22T22:55:00.000+08:002009-04-22T22:55:00.000+08:00we're talking about life experience here and that ...we're talking about life experience here and that doesn't necessarily go along with age, does it?bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-91495376081811120882009-04-22T21:33:00.000+08:002009-04-22T21:33:00.000+08:00Not necessarily true. Depends on the individual. I...Not necessarily true. Depends on the individual. I know of people who are above the age of sixty without the necessary life experience. Old age and wisdom do not go hand in hand. I know of some people in their twenties with lots of wisdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com