Posted by Mikko on July 28, 2001 at 04:35:13:
In Reply to: Re: I'm glad someone else has commented on Matches writing style cos he won't believe me about it. nt posted by Matches on July 28, 2001 at 00:11:01:
: I never said I didn't believe you, but the fact is that no one gives a God damn about anything that I write about. There's nothing at all interesting to write about.
"Informal essays are, by and large, silly and insubstantial things; unless you get a job as a columnist at your local newspaper, writing such fluffery is a skill you'll never use in the actual mall-and-filling-station world. Teachers assign them when they can't think of any other way to waste your time. The most notorious subject, of course, is 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation.'"
So says Stephen King in 'On Writing', page 147. I have a suggestion: if there isn't anything interesting to write about in the world, make something new up.
Mikko