The Satisfaction of Excellence

Worth a read and a ponder:
https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/ … r-writers/

The “keeper”:  “...another quality has risen to the top of my list of qualities critical to a writer’s success: the ability to receive feedback.”

“Someone who is closed and defensive thinks they already know it all. They are hyper protective [sic] of their idea and their vision and if they seek help at all, it is under the guise of wanting confirmation that what they have written is already great. They don’t really want feedback; they want a quick ‘win.’ ”

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Though outside the premise of the article, I also found the following quote interesting, sobering—and about dead on...

“Good writing takes a very long time to develop – 10,000 hours spent trying to spin a tale or an argument, trying to find your voice.”

10,000 hours = roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes a day (7 days a week) for 10 years

Many many aspirants don’t take seriously the commitment required just to learn to write.  They don’t seek excellence.  Their aim is to publish something, not to learn to write well.