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Laws of Novels—Be Gone

June 13, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.”

—Doris Lessing

Literary Tradition…Steal From It

June 11, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing masterpieces.”

—Allegra Goodman

Read the Library, Write the Book

June 9, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”

—Samuel Johnson

Finish The Book…Then Complain

June 7, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.”

—Roald Dahl, WD

Literary Thinking

June 5, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.”

—Hunter S. Thompson

Construction Ahead

June 3, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.”

—Philip Roth

Readers at Odds

June 1, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“If you’re a voracious reader and you write something that you want to read, odds are other people will want to read it, too.”

— Tim Maleeny

Stories Make Up Everything

May 30, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.”

— Muriel Rukeyser

Fear Overcomes the Writer

May 28, 2014November 29, 20132 Comments

“I write when the fear of not writing overcomes my fear of writing.”

— Unknown

Born to Write

May 26, 2014November 29, 2013Leave a comment

Category: Hooked On Quotes

Laws of Novels—Be Gone

“There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.”

—Doris Lessing

Literary Tradition…Steal From It

“Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing masterpieces.”

—Allegra Goodman

Read the Library, Write the Book

“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”

—Samuel Johnson

Finish The Book…Then Complain

“I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.”

—Roald Dahl, WD

Literary Thinking

“Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.”

—Hunter S. Thompson

Construction Ahead

“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.”

—Philip Roth

Readers at Odds

“If you’re a voracious reader and you write something that you want to read, odds are other people will want to read it, too.”

— Tim Maleeny

Stories Make Up Everything

“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.”

— Muriel Rukeyser

Fear Overcomes the Writer

“I write when the fear of not writing overcomes my fear of writing.”

— Unknown

Born to Write

“When I’m writing, I know I’m doing the thing I was born to do.”

— Anne Sexton

“There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.”

—Doris Lessing

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“Know your literary tradition, savor it, steal from it, but when you sit down to write, forget about worshiping greatness and fetishizing masterpieces.”

—Allegra Goodman

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“The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”

—Samuel Johnson

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“I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.”

—Roald Dahl, WD

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“Not a wasted word. This has been a main point to my literary thinking all my life.”

—Hunter S. Thompson

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“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.”

—Philip Roth

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“If you’re a voracious reader and you write something that you want to read, odds are other people will want to read it, too.”

— Tim Maleeny

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“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.”

— Muriel Rukeyser

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“I write when the fear of not writing overcomes my fear of writing.”

— Unknown

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“When I’m writing, I know I’m doing the thing I was born to do.”

— Anne Sexton

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