Don’t fall prey to the belief that it’s magic. It’s just a craft. TED-Ed Blog. (2019). Neal Stephenson’s writing advice for students (and everyone else). [online] Available… Read more “It’s Just A Craft”
Month: October 2019
Writing Is Like Cabinet Making Or Soccer Playing
Sometimes people are led to believe that writing is a kind of fine art, where some mysterious inspiration strikes and magic happens. I think it’s more like… Read more “Writing Is Like Cabinet Making Or Soccer Playing”
Writers Should Be Writing Their Second Book
A classic mistake that I see people making is that they’ll put a lot of effort into writing their first book — and then they’ll stop and… Read more “Writers Should Be Writing Their Second Book”
Find Something Else To Think And Talk About
Most of the brain’s work is done while the brain’s owner is ostensibly thinking about something else, so sometimes you have to deliberately find something else to… Read more “Find Something Else To Think And Talk About”
What’s Hard Is Not Writing
What’s hard, in hacking as in fiction, is not writing, it’s deciding what to write. Goodreads.com. (2019). Neal Stephenson Quotes (Author of Snow Crash). [online] Available at:… Read more “What’s Hard Is Not Writing”
Poetry Is Inspired Mathematics
Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics, which gives us equations, not for abstract figures, triangles, squares, and the like, but for the human emotions. If one… Read more “Poetry Is Inspired Mathematics”
No Man Understands A Deep Book
No man understands a deep book until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents. Goodreads.com. (2019). Ezra Pound Quotes (Author of Selected Poems… Read more “No Man Understands A Deep Book”
The Artist Is Always Beginning
The artist is always beginning. Any work of art which is not a beginning, an invention, a discovery is of little worth. Goodreads.com. (2019). Ezra Pound Quotes… Read more “The Artist Is Always Beginning”
Literature Is Language Charged With Meaning
Literature is language charged with meaning. Goodreads.com. (2019). Ezra Pound Quotes (Author of Selected Poems of Ezra Pound). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/30055.Ezra_Pound [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].
Good Writers Keep The Language Efficient
Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear. Goodreads.com. (2019). Ezra Pound Quotes (Author of Selected… Read more “Good Writers Keep The Language Efficient”
There Is No Reason Why The Same Man Should Like The Same Books At Forty-Eight
There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight. Goodreads.com. (2019). Ezra Pound Quotes (Author of Selected Poems… Read more “There Is No Reason Why The Same Man Should Like The Same Books At Forty-Eight”
All That Matters Is Coming Up With A Great Story
Writing overall is in such a state of flux at the moment … All that matters is coming up with a great original story. Jones, A. (2019).… Read more “All That Matters Is Coming Up With A Great Story”
Success Is Always Accidental
Success is always accidental, and the only way to really make a second-rate product is to sit down and think about what you’re going to do. Jones,… Read more “Success Is Always Accidental”
Have The “Thing” Worked Out
I have the ‘thing’ worked out – the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself… Read more “Have The “Thing” Worked Out”
I Think My Ambition Is To Keep It Going
I think my ambition is to keep it going until I feel like I would be letting myself down. I’d like to go out with one final… Read more “I Think My Ambition Is To Keep It Going”
Writing Fiction Is Unnatural For The Young
I think writing fiction especially is something that is unnatural when you’re young, because you haven’t absorbed enough, you haven’t seen enough, you haven’t developed your own… Read more “Writing Fiction Is Unnatural For The Young”
I Don’t Want To Put The World To Rights
I don’t want to put the world to rights… I just don’t like people who put the world to wrongs. Goodreads.com. (2019). Lee Child Quotes (Author of… Read more “I Don’t Want To Put The World To Rights”
Writers Become Writers Because They Love Words
Well, writers become writers because they love words and language, and attempting a non-native style is all part of the fun. Goodreads.com. (2019). Lee Child Quotes (Author… Read more “Writers Become Writers Because They Love Words”
How To Stay Inside Of The World Of Entertaintment
So, how to stay inside the world of entertainment without actually getting another job? I felt the only logical answer was to become a novelist. So I… Read more “How To Stay Inside Of The World Of Entertaintment”
The Way To Write A Thriller
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end. Goodreads.com. (2019). Lee Child Quotes (Author of… Read more “The Way To Write A Thriller”
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