I do not see that NaNoWriMo is any more of a threat to the professional writer than the internet was (i.e. none at all).
I do not feel trivilaized because someone wants to spend a month writing a novel. Anne Rice did it with Interview with a Vampire (okay, it took her six weeks).
Do professional musicians feel threatened when dillatantes get togeter and jam or even put on a concert or two. No, they do not.
Bleh. That author is just insecure.
Anyone CAN be a writer. All it takes it continuously going to the muse and DOING IT. You can't fake skill, talent, ability, drive or a willingness to work on the craft. So, I do not see NaNoWriMo as a threat. I see it as an encouragement for an aspiring writer to TRY.
What's she afraid of?
I do not feel trivilaized because someone wants to spend a month writing a novel. Anne Rice did it with Interview with a Vampire (okay, it took her six weeks).
Do professional musicians feel threatened when dillatantes get togeter and jam or even put on a concert or two. No, they do not.
Bleh. That author is just insecure.
Anyone CAN be a writer. All it takes it continuously going to the muse and DOING IT. You can't fake skill, talent, ability, drive or a willingness to work on the craft. So, I do not see NaNoWriMo as a threat. I see it as an encouragement for an aspiring writer to TRY.