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

[papersky.livejournal.com]

What nrivkis and rysmiel said.

You're a writer if you write, you're a professional writer if you're paid for what you write.

I'm a professional writer.

I think NaNoWriMo is getting a lot of people to actually write, as opposed to imagining they will write one day when they have enough time.

I hate people posing. But I know a lot of writers and they don't go to parties and say posey things. I also know a fair number of NaNoWriMo people, and they don't either.

[Unknown site tag] and I jointly own a glass klein bottle. It came with instructions which include the line "For best results, avoid doing stupid things".