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Is writing hard work? Or magic?

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“People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.”

– Harlan Ellison

How do you REALLY write?

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“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!”

– Ray Bradbury

When to delete, to be complete

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“My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.”

– Anton Chekhov

Are you building, or decorating when you write?

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“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”

– Ernest Hemingway

Who Let the Characters Out?

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“I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.”

– Stephen King

You want it? You do it.

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“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”

― Toni Morrison

History in Writing

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“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”

― Winston Churchill

Independence Today

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Happy Independence Day! Be safe with your families, and remember what FREEDOM really stands for in our world.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Why Do We Write?

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“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”

― Anaïs Nin

Twain Refrain

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Category: Hooked On Quotes

Is writing hard work? Or magic?

“People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.”

– Harlan Ellison

How do you REALLY write?

“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!”

– Ray Bradbury

When to delete, to be complete

“My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.”

– Anton Chekhov

Are you building, or decorating when you write?

“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”

– Ernest Hemingway

Who Let the Characters Out?

“I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.”

– Stephen King

You want it? You do it.

History in Writing

Independence Today

Happy Independence Day! Be safe with your families, and remember what FREEDOM really stands for in our world.

Why Do We Write?

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”

― Anaïs Nin

Twain Refrain

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”

-Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

“People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it.”

– Harlan Ellison

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“First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!”

– Ray Bradbury

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“My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.”

– Anton Chekhov

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“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”

– Ernest Hemingway

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“I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.”

– Stephen King

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Happy Independence Day! Be safe with your families, and remember what FREEDOM really stands for in our world.

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“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”

― Anaïs Nin

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“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”

-Mark Twain, The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain

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