Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They are no longer alone, they have an investment in critical praise, and they think they must protect it. This leads to a diffusion of effort. The writer watches himself as he works. He grows more subtle and he pays for it by loss of organic dash.


Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler (ed. Delta, 1987) - ISBN: 9780385295314

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Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They ...

Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They ...

Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They ...

Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They ...