I already saw this over on the Amazon forum, but I'll repeat what I said there, along with some other thoughts.
First: none of this advice is especially groundbreaking. I've heard similar stuff elsewhere, and a lot less condescendingly, not to mention succinctly. LKH isn't sharing revelations from on high, she's just parroting every other writer.
Second: her comment about avoiding the internet reads a bit forced. Like, either someone higher up (like her agent/publisher) is keeping a close eye on her internet activity, and she's trying to convince herself that it's really her idea, or that she's trying to prove to said higher up that she's realized her mistake, and she's niggling for some more freedom. (Also, her comment about about research is all kinds of ironic).
Third: all her talk about "prime writing time" wreaks of her justifying avoiding any responsibilities. I understand setting up a routine, but saying that if she does anything before writing, it'll ruin everything? And even if that's so, she lives in a house with three other adults - can none of them take care of the dogs in the morning? Or would telling one of them to do that count as interacting with someone, and thus distract her, ruining her "prime writing time"?
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First: none of this advice is especially groundbreaking. I've heard similar stuff elsewhere, and a lot less condescendingly, not to mention succinctly. LKH isn't sharing revelations from on high, she's just parroting every other writer.
Second: her comment about avoiding the internet reads a bit forced. Like, either someone higher up (like her agent/publisher) is keeping a close eye on her internet activity, and she's trying to convince herself that it's really her idea, or that she's trying to prove to said higher up that she's realized her mistake, and she's niggling for some more freedom. (Also, her comment about about research is all kinds of ironic).
Third: all her talk about "prime writing time" wreaks of her justifying avoiding any responsibilities. I understand setting up a routine, but saying that if she does anything before writing, it'll ruin everything? And even if that's so, she lives in a house with three other adults - can none of them take care of the dogs in the morning? Or would telling one of them to do that count as interacting with someone, and thus distract her, ruining her "prime writing time"?