What are you controversial opinions about writing?
One of the things I notice in discussing writing online and reading about the craft of writing is that lots of people say the same thing. Common wisdom is taken as fact. In many ways, this is helpful. Rules such as 'Show, don't tell' are generally good advice to help a writer. But there's just as many, I think, which are repeated again and again and are not necessarily true.
So, this thread is for posting your (potentially) controversial opinions about writing, and then everyone can tell us how wrong or right we are.
Here's a couple of mine to kick us off:
It is better to be a good storyteller, than a good writer. The technical craft of writing is not as important as the craft of storytelling.
NaNoWriMo causes more bad writing than good writing. Agents and publishers have complained about its impact - with good reason. It would be better if it was called "National Terrible First Draft Month" because I doubt much good has been created from it. NaNoWriMo makes writers form bad habits which can be difficult to eradicate. (before anyone calls me out, I've completed NaNoWriMo -- twice). I think Word Wars can have the same problem.
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