Whileitisimpossibletomake a competentwriteroutof a greatwriteroutof a goodone, itispossible, withlotsofhardwork, dedication, andtimelyhelp, tomake a goodwriteroutof a merelycompetentone.
Andweseethisallthetimeinthestorygrid, iswecantakesomebodythat's just a legitimatelybadwriter, andiftheylearnthebasicskills, theycanbecome a competentandgoodwriter.
Now, I have a wholevideodedicatedtothisadviceofread a lotandwrite a lot, andwhyitisn't true, anditdoesn't work, anditisfullofthisideaofsurvivorshipbias.
But I'm justgoingtostophereandsay, thisideathattheonlywaythatyoucanlearnwritingistojustchurnout 1,000 words a dayandthenread a lotofbooksis, again, kindofnuts.
Thisideathatyoujustread a lotandthenchurnout 1,000 words a dayandwritethesereallylongmanuscriptswherenoneofitworks, andyoujustkindofhopeonedayit'llwork, that's nothowwritingandlearninghowtowriteshouldwork.
Theonlypossibleexceptionstothisrulethat I canthinkofareallegorieslikeGeorgeOrwell's AnimalFarm, and I have a sneakingsuspicionthatwithAnimalFarm, thestoryideamayindeedhavecomefirst.
Skillsanddialogueandcharacterdevelopmentallboildowntoseeingorhearingclearlyandthentranscribingwhatyouseeorhearwithequalclarityandwithoutusing a lotoftiresomeunnecessaryadverbs.
So I likethiswholemetaphorof a toolboxandhavingtoolsinthereandtheskillstousethem, butwhenyoutrytofollowhisadviceonthetoolsandbuildingtheskillstousethem, it's sovaguetobeunhelpful.
Duringthattoolboxconcerns, knockingoutpronounswithunclearantecedents, I hateandmistrustpronouns, everyoneofthemasslipperyas a fly-by-nightpersonalinjurylawyer, addingclarifyingphraseswheretheyseemnecessary, andofcoursedeletingalltheadverbs I canbeartopartwith, neverallofthem, neverenough.
It's goingtohavehugemajormacroproblems, andtheideathatyoushouldsitandfixsynodstructureandmisspellingsinsteadoflookatthemacrostructureofyourstoryandfindtheproblemsis a recipeforinsanity, because I havedonethat.
Butyoushouldn't fixyoursentencesifyouhavemajorstoryproblemsbecauseitbecomesjust a wasteoftime.
しかし、ストーリーに大きな問題がある場合は、文章を直すべきではありません。
Buddy, buddy, I ain't takingtheraponthis.
バディ、バディ、俺はこの件では責任を取らない。
I lockthisplaceupeverynight.
毎晩ここに鍵をかけている。
It's notmyfaultifeverypervert, weirdo, horny...
変質者、変人、ムラムラ......。
Gotalktosomeoneincharge.
責任者に話を聞きに行くんだ。
So I'vespentallthistimedenigratingthisbook.
だから、私はこの本を否定することに時間を費やしてきた。
Solet's talkaboutwhatdidthebookgetright?
では、この本の何が正しかったのかについて話そうか。
Diditgetanythingright?
何か正しいことはあったのだろうか?
Isitworthreadingatall?
読む価値があるのか?
StephenKingisjust a greatwriter.
スティーブン・キングは偉大な作家だ。
Sohearinghimtellabouthisoriginstory, howhebecame a andheinterlacesinthewholebooklittlequipsandstoriesfromhisownexperience, it's justfuntoreadbecausehe's a greatwriter.
SostorygridwascreatedbySeanCoyne, mypartner, over 30 yearsofeditingexperience, lookingatstories, understandingthem, andhaving a reallystellartrackrecordinhelpingtakebooksthatweresomewhatworkingandturningthemintoworkingbooks.