quotes
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In idly searching on reddit again, I came across this post in r/writing and liked it enough to want to share it. Besides, it seems topical, since I just posted my review of Danielewski’s House of Leaves the other day. Here is a piece of an interview in which Mark Z. Danielewski explains to us…
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” -W. Somerset Maugham Whenever you publish a new post on WordPress, I’ve noticed they always present you with a little quote following information on how this is your five-hundred and whateverth post. They’re amusing, more often than not, and I…
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“Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness.” –George Orwell. Though I’ve seen this quote many times before, it’s only just now that it truly strikes a chord with me. I stumbled upon it in a recent post over at Invisible Ink, and I just had to…
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Since it’s World Book Night, the fascinating interesting literature posted a list of 23 different literary facts of interest. Now, most of them, I knew already, and I would hope that I did considering my college years were spent studying this sort of thing, but one really struck me enough to want to repeat it:…
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“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.” -Philip Roth. I’m pretty sure Roth won’t mind, but I’m going to have to politely disagree with him on this one. Don’t get me wrong, I understand the sentiment. It’s terribly easy for writers to get caught up in their Next Big Thing, the new and shiny…
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“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” -Jules Renard When this quote showed up on my WordPress dashboard, I was instantly amused. Of course, the natural inclination is to edit it slightly to include almost all artistic endeavors, especially since I have been an artist my…
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I really enjoyed this article and interview with Lee Child. I think I’ve read one book in which Child had a hand, but there was something in the article that really struck me and made me want to read more of his work: “…Child scoffed at the conventional rule that writers must ‘show, don’t tell.’…
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“The desire to write grows with writing.” — Desiderius Erasmus Have you ever had those days where you’re just dizzy with your writing and you rue the moment went you’re so tired you can’t keep your eyes open because you want to keep writing, but you know you can keep writing once you’ve slept and…
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“There are three reasons for becoming a writer. The first is that you need the money; the second, that you have something to say that you think the world should know; and the third is that you can’t think what to do with the long winter evenings.” -Quintin Crisp Reminding me a little bit of…
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“Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old-fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he’ll eventually make some kind of career for himself as writer.” -Ray Bradbury. The realization that I haven’t done a Writer Quote post in a long time struck…
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