I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss. Goodreads.com. (2019). Michael Cunningham Quotes (Author of The Hours).… Read more “Any Serious Reader Has A First Great Book”
Day: November 6, 2019
Language Is Equal Parts Meaning And Music
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear.… Read more “Language Is Equal Parts Meaning And Music”
Always Better In Your Mind
One always has a better book in one’s mind than one can manage to get onto paper. Goodreads.com. (2019). Michael Cunningham Quotes (Author of The Hours). [online]… Read more “Always Better In Your Mind”
If You Really Loved A Book You Want It Again
If you’ve really loved a book, or a movie for that matter, really loved it, what you want is that same book again, but as if you’ve… Read more “If You Really Loved A Book You Want It Again”
A Writer Should Feel He’s Over His Head
A writer should always feel like he’s in over his head. Goodreads.com. (2019). Michael Cunningham Quotes (Author of The Hours). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1432.Michael_Cunningham [Accessed 6 Nov.… Read more “A Writer Should Feel He’s Over His Head”
Keep Zapping And Zapping The English Language
I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I’ve finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a single sentence that closely resembles… Read more “Keep Zapping And Zapping The English Language”
Speak With Authority To Your Readers
As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers. Goodreads.com. (2019). Michael Cunningham Quotes (Author of The Hours). [online] Available at:… Read more “Speak With Authority To Your Readers”
A Writer Is Not An Entirely Benign Entity
A certain slightly cruel disregard for the feelings of living people is simply part of the package. I think a writer, if he’s any good, is not… Read more “A Writer Is Not An Entirely Benign Entity”
Here’s A Secret
Here’s a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of… Read more “Here’s A Secret”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 