If a writer has to rob his mother he will not hesitate – the ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn’ is[…]
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Quotes: Thomas Mann
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people. Thomas Mann .
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Rejection letters
Quotes: Edward Gibbon
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write[…]
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Writers at work: Haruki Murakami
INTERVIEWER How is your typical workday structured? MURAKAMI When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at[…]
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Quote: P D James
Write what you need to write, not what is currently popular or what you think will sell. P D James
Read moreNaNoWriMo: +16 – The real finish line
As I mentioned last month, I only managed 50,503 words in November. That was enough to “win” NaNoWriMo, but it[…]
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Pay the writer!
Harlan Ellison at full force. 2:02: They always want the writer to work for nothing, and the problem is that[…]
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Quotes: Geoff Dyer
I think [writing] should be done only in private, like any other lavatorial activity. Geoff Dyer .
Read moreNaNoWriMo: Day 30 – The finish line
I made it! As you can see from the glorious graphic, I’m officially a NaNoWriMo “winner” – along with 42,008[…]
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