http://www.nezsez.com/points-of-view/ Random Ramblings on Life and Society Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:22:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.nezsez.com/points-of-view/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Frame of Mind | NezSez Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:56:33 +0000 http://www.nezsez.com/2008/01/16/points-of-view/#comment-44 [...] In the post, author Leo talks about ways to use great books to improve one’s writing. In one comment, reader Mazzycat lamented over the fact that after reading a great book, he (or she) would feel discouraged, often thinking, “I could never write anything as good as that…so what’s the point [of even trying]?” He (or she) often saw a great book as discouragement, as a obstacle that could not be overcome. However, another way of looking at it, as the original post suggests, is as a source of inspiration. Both ideas are true, from a certain point of view. [...] [...] In the post, author Leo talks about ways to use great books to improve one’s writing. In one comment, reader Mazzycat lamented over the fact that after reading a great book, he (or she) would feel discouraged, often thinking, “I could never write anything as good as that…so what’s the point [of even trying]?” He (or she) often saw a great book as discouragement, as a obstacle that could not be overcome. However, another way of looking at it, as the original post suggests, is as a source of inspiration. Both ideas are true, from a certain point of view. [...]

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