Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very.’ Your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~ Mark Twain
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Mark Twain’s Writing Advice #3 of 10
Great books are weighed and measured by their style and matter, and not the trimmings and shadings of their grammar. ~ Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s Writing Advice #2 of 10
Don’t say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream. ~ Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s Writing Advice #1 of 10
Write without pay until somebody offers to pay. ~ Mark Twain
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #29
Stand aside, forget targets, let the characters, your fingers, body, blood, and heart do. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #24
[The writer’s] greatest art will often be what he does not say, what he leaves out, his ability to state simply with clear emotion, the way he wants to go. ~ Ray Bradbury
