Blowing in the Wind
September 26, 2000
8:17 a.m.
The answer to Gervase's question--has anyone ever sold a book they began as a "formal" Dare?--is: Maybe. Yes, it's evasive. Sue me. I can't or won't go any farther than that except to say that you can't answer the question until the people who have undertaken Dares have all either quit or died. Not to be persnickety or anything. And, by the way, you cannot prove Scott Nicholson wrong, because Scott Nicholson is (besides being a fine, fine human being) completely correct. Anyway... I'm having a problem this morning that can basically be summed up by saying I'm writing this late, and waiting for a plumber to arrive. So, I'm not going to spend tons of time defending the Dare. Dares are what they are, and if you're not a "Go For It" type of person, or if you're bound to the mindset that fast writing is (in all cases) bad writing, they aren't going to help you. So, don't do them. However, in place of an actual entry today, here are a few things I've written previously speak to the issue, and to why it might actually work for you... The Novel Dare, A Proponent's Take on Insanity (The process overview) A Book in a Month (a little philosophy, a little history) In Retrospect (written after doing two dares in two months)   Have a great day.  To Infinity, and Beyond! Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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