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Shy Business

February 27, 2017January 1, 2017Leave a comment

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“Writing is showbusiness for shy people.”

— Lee Child

The Right of the Born Writer

February 6, 2017January 1, 2017Leave a comment

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For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.”

— Catherine Drinker Bowen

Required Thinking

January 23, 2017January 1, 2017Leave a comment

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“If writing didn’t require thinking then we’d all be doing it.”

― Jeremiah Laabs

Surface Creativity

January 16, 2017January 1, 2017Leave a comment

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“Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.”

― Red Haircrow

Draft Yourself

January 9, 2017January 1, 2017Leave a comment

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“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.”

― Terry Pratchett

Things Are Plotting

January 2, 2017January 15, 2016Leave a comment

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“There is only one plot—things are not what they seem.”

— Jim Thompson

Hardest Work in the World

December 30, 2016January 15, 2016Leave a comment

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“Writing is the hardest work in the world…. Lonelier. And nobler and more enriching.”

— Harlan Ellison

A Mighty Theme

December 28, 2016January 15, 2016Leave a comment

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“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.”

— Herman Melville

Arrange the Sentences

December 26, 2016January 15, 2016Leave a comment

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“All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary — it’s just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.”

— Somerset Maugham

The Dirty Profession

December 23, 2016January 15, 2016Leave a comment

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Shy Business

The Right of the Born Writer

Required Thinking

Surface Creativity

Draft Yourself

Things Are Plotting