Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I consider criticism merely a preliminary excitement, a statement of things a writer has to clear up in his own head sometime or other, probably antecedent to writing; of no value unless it come to fruit in the created work later.
Criticism is, for me, like essay writing, a wonderful way of relaxation; it doesn't require a heightened and mediated voice, like prose fiction, but rather a calm, rational, even conversational voice.
A literary critic is someone who can't write, but who loves to show he would have been a wonderful writer if only he could!
Honest criticism, I suppose, has its place. But honest writing is infinitely more valuable.
Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.
Criticism is part of the creative man's journey, and I appreciate it.
Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome.
Critics have a problem with sentimentality. Readers do not. I write for readers.
A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
I really enjoy writing novels. It's like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.