Tuesday, October 27, 2026

True



Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

- John Updike


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2 comments:

Jean said...

hmm...doesn't mean much, does it?
Perhaps what writers think of their own work is more important.

Michael Wade said...

There is a real danger in writing to please the critics.