tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625597767280477775.post5306757093033331338..comments2024-01-08T20:07:47.477-08:00Comments on Author E.B. Black: Fast Food Book BurgersE.B. Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954156488722828443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625597767280477775.post-63349632476668407812015-10-14T07:35:32.514-07:002015-10-14T07:35:32.514-07:00Well, that's my point. I want people to learn ...Well, that's my point. I want people to learn from each other, as I said in the last paragraph, rather than bash each other.<br /><br />I don't mind people saying that they write books quickly or that's how they prefer to do things, but there's been this long stream of blog posts that are just about how writing fast or slow is superior and the other way sucks. When I think writing fast or slow is all about your personality and not at all about your talent or work ethic. I was trying to say that here, but it was difficult to articulate.<br /><br />Whether a book is good or not is all relative. I might not agree with your assessment that people who write books quicker than you write better books. Regardless, though, I think you should be proud of your books and the effort you've put into them.<br /><br />I wasn't comparing fast food to diner food or a home-cooked meal and saying one was like writing fast and the other was like writing slow. I was saying that the book industry works a lot like the fast food industry, whether you write fast or slow. In fast food, you have to be fast or you can't make a living off of it and people will pressure and criticize you if you do anything slowly. This is often the case in the book industry. And it surprises me because when I first started, I thought writing books was a marathon not a sprint. That's what I've been told. But the sprint method seems to sell more. But that doesn't mean people who write slowly shouldn't be appreciated as well.E.B. Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954156488722828443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7625597767280477775.post-9258970081827309772015-10-14T00:42:52.133-07:002015-10-14T00:42:52.133-07:00There was a time when I thought just like you. I&#...There was a time when I thought just like you. I'm not a fast writer (I can get a book done in about 3-5 months), and I firmly believed all those things you wrote in your post.<br /><br />Then I started reading books from authors who finish a book in 1 or 2 weeks, and it felt like a slap in my face. You know why? Because those books WERE better than mine. Yep, the book I'd slaved over for months was worse than what an other author wrote in 1 week. <br /><br />Is it fair? I don't know. I've always been slow. It's just how my brain works. But it taught me a lesson. I've ditched all superiority thoughts I had and have learned to respect those authors who can write wonderful books quickly. <br /><br />Obviously, there is a lot of trash out there, but there are legitimate authors who can put out great books in no time. Those books are absolutely not the "fast food" you call, even though I'd love for that to be true (at least then I'd have an excuse for taking such a long-time ass to finish a book). They are great books. Those people are more talented than I am and have MUCH better discipline than I do. It's just a fact. People have different speeds. I've learned not to sugarcoat myself anymore, because it doesn't help self-improvement.<br /><br />I can only learn from those authors.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com