A Writer Against NaNoWriMo

[browngirl]

So, Alma A. Hromic, a writer, has written an article condemning NaNoWriMo and its participants, which can be read here: http://www.swans.com/library/art8/aah032.html

I have to admit, I was a bit worried about reactions like this one, because I have friends who write for a living, friends who have written for years and years, and I worried about seeming to trivialize their vocation and livelihood. What do people think of her take on NaNoWriMo, not least you, my friends on LJ who are writers?

Comments

What's she afraid of?

[mama-hogswatch.livejournal.com]

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.