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Category: Quotes

Five quotes on writing from Ian Rankin

April 17, 2016 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We’re still playing imaginary games, with our[…]

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For aspiring writers …

November 27, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Fun, Quotes
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Show, don’t tell

November 12, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Quotes
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Readers and writers have the exact same goal

September 23, 2015 Geoff For Readers, For Writers, Quotes

“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

July 1, 2015 Geoff Fun, Quotes

Easy reading is damned hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne …I have this one nasty habit. Makes me hard to live with.[…]

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The benefit of my experience

June 12, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

Or how John Steinbeck kept from going nuts … … let me give you the benefit of my experience in[…]

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Quotes : Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling)

March 23, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

. “…writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and[…]

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Quotes : John Steinbeck

March 8, 2015 Geoff Quotes

A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn’t telling or teaching[…]

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First Drafts

February 20, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

From Neil Cross’s excellent essay on the subject: First drafts, man. They’re just shit. … You’ve got to trust your[…]

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Life Lessons for Filmmakers (and Writers)

February 14, 2015 Geoff For Writers, Quotes

On the back cover of Paul Cronin’s book about filmmaker Werner Herzog, Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed,[…]

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