07-31-2011, 04:15 PM
do great writers need passion. from the opening post i got a slight feeling of resentment towards said writers.
i think they wrote of their time, of how to some extent it was then. after seeing olivier playin heathcliff i fair chucked up my dinner, but he played the part as well as anyone has. bur really all that is just guff. the crux is the passion and if it's needed. personally i think not. first and foremost it needs ability...without it no amount of passion will prevail a great literary event.
it all depends what you mean by passion. a love of writing maybe, if so then i'd say no again. if on the other hand you mean a special tenacity to stick with something, then yes. i think it's fair to say many of the greats had staying power. they worked at their craft. zola, hesse, joyce, and the like. i think they had both types of passion. back to the ladies, lets remember also that writing about sex in love wasn't really the done thing of their periods (excuse the pun) many used nom de plumery. while their works are not my cup of tea i see merit in their works. i wish i was as read as some so i could take part a little more in some of these mullings. (excuse me if i got anything head over tit )
i think they wrote of their time, of how to some extent it was then. after seeing olivier playin heathcliff i fair chucked up my dinner, but he played the part as well as anyone has. bur really all that is just guff. the crux is the passion and if it's needed. personally i think not. first and foremost it needs ability...without it no amount of passion will prevail a great literary event.
it all depends what you mean by passion. a love of writing maybe, if so then i'd say no again. if on the other hand you mean a special tenacity to stick with something, then yes. i think it's fair to say many of the greats had staying power. they worked at their craft. zola, hesse, joyce, and the like. i think they had both types of passion. back to the ladies, lets remember also that writing about sex in love wasn't really the done thing of their periods (excuse the pun) many used nom de plumery. while their works are not my cup of tea i see merit in their works. i wish i was as read as some so i could take part a little more in some of these mullings. (excuse me if i got anything head over tit )