Rosemary Nissen-Wade: Aussie poet and teacher of metaphysics – a personal view
My bestie nicknamed me SnakyPoet on her blog, and I liked it. (It began as
'the poet of the serpentine Northern Rivers' and became more and more abbreviated.)
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Friday, July 31, 2015

Ten Things Not to Say to a Writer

This topic has been trending on twitter lately.  Here are my tweets on the subject:

So, are you still writing poetry?

Have you been published?

Should I have heard of you?

I have a fascinating life story. If you write it, you'll make lots of money.

What kind of poems do you write? (Unanswerable, except by, 'Er ... all kinds'.)


Read more, by many writers at #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriter (scroll down past the ad). As one of them remarks, the list is obviously longer than ten! I think you'll relate.

What are your own pet hates, fellow writers? Please share in the comments.
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  1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade31/03/2019, 00:33

    Comments left at a different platform:

    captlychee
    There's a quote from famous advertising man David Ogilvy: "If it doesn't sell, it isn't creative." That one might be worth avoiding saying to a writer.

    snakypoet
    Ha ha, yes, especially to poets!

    bttrflyscar
    I used to have a very long list, but lately it just annoys me when people say they want to write a book but can't because it's too much work. don't say that to me. I did it and I did it without anyone holding my hand telling me I could do it. lol.

    snakypoet
    Yes, and the one about they could if they had the time. We MAKE the time.

    bttrflyscar
    Right? I've quit jobs to make time. You have to think of writing as a dear friend or spouse or even child. That's what I tell people.
    Most aren't willing to do that though, invest that much. They don't even invest that much in their relationships of comparison.

    snakypoet
    Yes! It has been my constant, lifelong companion, sustaining me through thick and thin.

    metahara
    HaH!

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