#writerscoffeeclub 24-05-19. Do you agree with Hillary Mantell, who said the best qualities for writing are self-confidence and a little arrogance?
"The most helpful quality a writer can cultivate is self-confidence - arrogance, if you can manage it. You write to impose yourself on the world, and you have to believe in your own ability when the world shows no sign of agreeing with you."
A little arrogance is ok, be mindful to not become a petunia of pretensionous
She also said something I think is even more fundamental.
"Write a book you'd like to read. If you wouldn't read it, why would anybody else? Don't write for a perceived audience or market. It may well have vanished by the time your book's ready."
@caointeoireacht
Thank you for looking up the particulars, so I'm less likely to do that myself. (Birds of a feather...) I also like you take on it, very much so.
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