Writers Wisdom: You Don’t Have to be Perfect
Give yourself permission to be terrible. There’s nothing more paralyzing than trying to write a perfect novel in one draft. Do your best to turn… Read More »Writers Wisdom: You Don’t Have to be Perfect
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Writer’s Wisdom ~ 10 Books Sucked, the 11th Didn’t
“I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing… Read More »Writer’s Wisdom ~ 10 Books Sucked, the 11th Didn’t
Writer’s Wisdom ~ Writing is Hard Work
Writing is hard work: “A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this… Read More »Writer’s Wisdom ~ Writing is Hard Work
Writer’s Wisdom ~ John Steinbeck
In every bit of honest writing in the world… there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will… Read More »Writer’s Wisdom ~ John Steinbeck
Writing Wisdom ~ Carl Hiaasen
Every writer scrounges for inspiration in different places, and there’s no shame in raiding the headlines. It’s necessary, in fact, when attempting contemporary satire. Sharp-edged… Read More »Writing Wisdom ~ Carl Hiaasen
Writer Ursula K. Le Guin on Dialogue
All I can recommend is to read/speak your dialogue aloud. Not whispering, not muttering, OUT LOUD. (Virginia Woolf used to try out her dialogue in… Read More »Writer Ursula K. Le Guin on Dialogue
Author Ursula K. LeGuin Daily Routine
Source: Open Culture
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #31
The writer who wants to tap the larger truth in himself … must forget the money waiting for him in mass circulation. He must ask… Read More »Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #31
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #30
Work then, hard work, prepares the way for the first stages of relaxation, when one begins to approach what Orwell might call Not Think! As… Read More »Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #30
