“what was once the product of inspiration is now merely the result of reason” - I found this quotation interesting because I get what he's after, but then I wonder, isn't this the purpose of martial arts? at least to some extent, to have the time while fighting to think? I mean to reach a level where one is no longer caught up in the fight, but outside it instead and capable of strategy?
Also wanted to remark as a fellow writer on the subject of "Show! Don't tell!" which is a writer's workshop cliche. Notice how MacLeish's poem actually tells, and how much we focus on the telling part. Even in this article, Allen, you are drawn to Heinz's telling. What I mean to convey is that good writing doesn't abide by the show/don't tell dictum. Instead, there's an awareness of establishing a balance between show and tell, and one has to have some awareness of subtext and implication. I think the telling parts have to be earned, and that's the hard part.
“what was once the product of inspiration is now merely the result of reason” - I found this quotation interesting because I get what he's after, but then I wonder, isn't this the purpose of martial arts? at least to some extent, to have the time while fighting to think? I mean to reach a level where one is no longer caught up in the fight, but outside it instead and capable of strategy?
Also wanted to remark as a fellow writer on the subject of "Show! Don't tell!" which is a writer's workshop cliche. Notice how MacLeish's poem actually tells, and how much we focus on the telling part. Even in this article, Allen, you are drawn to Heinz's telling. What I mean to convey is that good writing doesn't abide by the show/don't tell dictum. Instead, there's an awareness of establishing a balance between show and tell, and one has to have some awareness of subtext and implication. I think the telling parts have to be earned, and that's the hard part.