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Guilty…So Says The Literary Critic

October 4, 2013October 11, 2013Leave a comment

“To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent.”

― Nelson Algren

Panic Not, Thou Writer of the Failing Plot Line

September 20, 2013September 18, 2013Leave a comment

“Don’t panic. Midway through writing a novel, I have regularly experienced moments of bowel-curdling terror, as I contemplate the drivel on the screen before me and see beyond it, in quick succession, the derisive reviews, the friends’ embarrassment, the failing career, the dwindling income, the repossessed house, the divorce . . . Working doggedly on through crises like these, however, has always got me there in the end. Leaving the desk for a while can help. Talking the problem through can help me recall what I was trying to achieve before I got stuck. Going for a long walk almost always gets me thinking about my manuscript in a slightly new way….”

― Sarah Waters

Nobody Has to Die…To Fix Your Book

September 12, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”

― Anne Enright

Writer’s Payment

September 2, 2013September 8, 2013Leave a comment

“Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.”

– James Lee Burke

No Foolish, Unless a Fool

August 23, 2013August 24, 2013Leave a comment

“There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.”

― Charles P. Steinmetz

River Boat Writer

August 5, 2013July 21, 2013Leave a comment

“The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If you get distracted or allow yourself to drift, you will never make it to the destination. It’s not like highly defined train tracks or a highway; this is a path that you are creating discovering. The journey is your narrative. Keep to it and there will be a tale told.”

― Walter Mosley, This Year You Write Your Novel

Big Game Writer

August 3, 2013July 21, 2013Leave a comment

“Writing is like hunting. There are brutally cold afternoons with nothing in sight, only the wind and your breaking heart. Then the moment when you bag something big. The entire process is beyond intoxicating.”

― Kate Braverman

Guts, Not Talent…Necessarily.

August 1, 2013July 21, 2013Leave a comment

“Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential.”

― Jessamyn West

Artist Perfection

July 30, 2013July 21, 2013Leave a comment

“The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.”

– William Faulkner

Trust Your Readers

July 28, 2013July 21, 2013Leave a comment

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Guilty…So Says The Literary Critic

“To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent.”

― Nelson Algren

Panic Not, Thou Writer of the Failing Plot Line

― Sarah Waters

Nobody Has to Die…To Fix Your Book

“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”

― Anne Enright

Writer’s Payment

“Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.”

– James Lee Burke

No Foolish, Unless a Fool

“There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.”

― Charles P. Steinmetz

River Boat Writer

― Walter Mosley, This Year You Write Your Novel

Big Game Writer

“Writing is like hunting. There are brutally cold afternoons with nothing in sight, only the wind and your breaking heart. Then the moment when you bag something big. The entire process is beyond intoxicating.”

― Kate Braverman

Guts, Not Talent…Necessarily.

“Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential.”

― Jessamyn West

Artist Perfection

“The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.”

– William Faulkner

Trust Your Readers

“No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.”

– E. B. White

“To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent.”

― Nelson Algren

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― Sarah Waters

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“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you ­finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”

― Anne Enright

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“Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.”

– James Lee Burke

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“There are no foolish questions and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.”

― Charles P. Steinmetz

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― Walter Mosley, This Year You Write Your Novel

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“Writing is like hunting. There are brutally cold afternoons with nothing in sight, only the wind and your breaking heart. Then the moment when you bag something big. The entire process is beyond intoxicating.”

― Kate Braverman

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“Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely essential.”

― Jessamyn West

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“The work never matches the dream of perfection the artist has to start with.”

– William Faulkner

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“No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.”

– E. B. White

Share this:

“Imagine that you are dying. If you had a terminal disease would you finish this book? Why not? The thing that annoys this 10-weeks-to-live self is the thing that is wrong with the book. So change it. Stop arguing with yourself. Change it. See? Easy. And no one had to die.”