“Readers and writers have the exact same goal. We want to lose ourselves in story for a few hours. Readers[…]
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17 quotes about writing
Easy reading is damned hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne …I have this one nasty habit. Makes me hard to live with.[…]
Read moreThe benefit of my experience
Or how John Steinbeck kept from going nuts … … let me give you the benefit of my experience in[…]
Read moreQuotes : Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling)
. “…writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and[…]
Read moreQuotes : John Steinbeck
A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn’t telling or teaching[…]
Read moreFirst Drafts
From Neil Cross’s excellent essay on the subject: First drafts, man. They’re just shit. … You’ve got to trust your[…]
Read moreLife Lessons for Filmmakers (and Writers)
On the back cover of Paul Cronin’s book about filmmaker Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed,[…]
Read moreQuotes: Margaret Atwood
. Wanting to meet an author because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you[…]
Read moreQuotes: Barry Eisler
All writers think of what they do as an art. Smart writers understand that writing is also a business. Really[…]
Read moreWriter’s block
I can’t find the original source of this piece, so it may be like that famous Abraham Lincoln quote: “Don’t[…]
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