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Rolando Andrés Ramos

Rolando Andrés Ramos

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    Day: October 26, 2019

    Your Book Is Open To Interpretation

    Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realising that your book is as open to interpretation as an abstract painting. People bring… Read more “Your Book Is Open To Interpretation”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Pay Attention To Rhymes And Rhythms

    Pay attention to rhymes and rhythms and the sound your words make. The sound of the thing is as important as the dictionary definition of the words.… Read more “Pay Attention To Rhymes And Rhythms”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Just Get On The Bus

    People don’t realize how easy life is to change. You just get on the bus. Goodreads.com. (2019). Marisha Pessl Quotes (Author of Night Film). [online] Available at:… Read more “Just Get On The Bus”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    You Will Craft Nothing Less Than Epic With Your Life

    Those around you can have their novellas, sweet, their short stories of cliché and coincidence, occasionally spiced up with tricks of the quirky, the achingly mundane, the… Read more “You Will Craft Nothing Less Than Epic With Your Life”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Spend Your Energies On Your Story

    Spend your energies on your story. Reworking it. Making it better. Increasing the scale, the depth of content, the universal themes. And I don’t care what those… Read more “Spend Your Energies On Your Story”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Things Have A Fascination That Abstractions Don’t

    Simply to say “I love you” or “you’re beautiful” is not interesting. Remember William Carlos Williams’ advice about writing – there is no truth but in things.… Read more “Things Have A Fascination That Abstractions Don’t”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Think Of Theme Songs

    When I’m creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it in terms of a movie… Read more “Think Of Theme Songs”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Where Were You?

    In America, people of a certain age ask, ‘Where were you when Kennedy was shot?’ In my house you were more likely to be asked, ‘Where were… Read more “Where Were You?”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Don’t Shy Away From Flaws

    A sense of humour is not at odds with passionate intensity. Catching the ridiculousness of a situation doesn’t betray the subject or misrepresent the strength of your… Read more “Don’t Shy Away From Flaws”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Revise, Revise, Revise

    Revise, revise, revise. Our first thoughts are almost never our best. Motion, A. (2019). Andrew Motion on how to write a love poem. [online] the Guardian. Available… Read more “Revise, Revise, Revise”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    May You Walk A Lighted Path

    May you walk a lighted path. May you fight for truth – your truth, not someone else’s – and may you understand, above all things, that you… Read more “May You Walk A Lighted Path”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Speak From Your Heart

    Speak from your heart. Poets have in their toolbox every trick of rhetoric and linguistic structuring – from alliteration to zeugma. The toolbox is there to be… Read more “Speak From Your Heart”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Never Change The Narrative Structure of Someone Else’s Story

    But most critically, sweet, never try to change the narrative structure of someone else’s story, though you will certainly be tempted to, as you watch those poor… Read more “Never Change The Narrative Structure of Someone Else’s Story”

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

    Live Your Life With Your Biography In Mind

    Always live your life with your biography in mind. Goodreads.com. (2019). Marisha Pessl Quotes (Author of Night Film). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2362.Marisha_Pessl [Accessed 26 Oct. 2019].

    October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by Rolandoramos

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