All life is hindsight, really, stories informed by their endings. Goodreads.com. (2020). Laura Lippman Quotes (Author of What the Dead Know). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/60459.Laura_Lippman [Accessed 31… Read more “All Life Is Hindsight”
Month: January 2020
There’s A Serendipity To Real Life
There’s a serendipity to real life that the Internet can’t duplicate. Do you use the library? For anything? Well, sometimes you end up picking up the book… Read more “There’s A Serendipity To Real Life”
There’s Always Time To Read
There’s always time to read. Don’t trust a writer who doesn’t read. It’s like eating food prepared by a cook who doesn’t eat. Goodreads.com. (2020). Laura Lippman… Read more “There’s Always Time To Read”
You Have To Find Your Meaning
Life is chaotic and meaningless, and you have to find your meaning. You must find the answer, you can’t just live. That’s the point of story: helping… Read more “You Have To Find Your Meaning”
Your Goal Must Be A Good Story Well Told
‘Good story’ means something worth telling that the world wants to hear. Finding this is your lonely task…But the love of a good story, of terrific characters… Read more “Your Goal Must Be A Good Story Well Told”
If The Story You’re Telling Is The Story You’re Telling
If the story you’re telling, is the story you’re telling, you’re in deep shit. Robert McKee Quotes (Author of The War of Art). (2020). Retrieved 31 January… Read more “If The Story You’re Telling Is The Story You’re Telling”
We Go To The Storyteller
When we want mood experiences, we go to concerts or museums. When we want meaningful emotional experience, we go to the storyteller. Robert McKee Quotes (Author of… Read more “We Go To The Storyteller”
Do Research
Do research. Feed your talent. Research not only wins the war on cliche, it’s the key to victory over fear and it’s cousin, depression. Robert McKee Quotes… Read more “Do Research”
Write Every Day
Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what the world… Read more “Write Every Day”
Work On Your Life
If you want to work on your art, work on your life. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov). (2020). Retrieved 29 January 2020,… Read more “Work On Your Life”
Be Sure Not To Discuss Your Hero’s State Of Mind
Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov). (2020).… Read more “Be Sure Not To Discuss Your Hero’s State Of Mind”
Seize Upon Small Details
When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his… Read more “Seize Upon Small Details”
There Is Nothing New In Art
There is nothing new in art except talent. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov). (2020). Retrieved 29 January 2020, from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/5031025.Anton_Chekhov
One Has To Cross Out The Beginning And The End
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors… Read more “One Has To Cross Out The Beginning And The End”
Do Silly Things
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected… Read more “Do Silly Things”
Literature Is My Mistress
Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Anton Chekhov Quotes… Read more “Literature Is My Mistress”
The Task Of A Writer
The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov).… Read more “The Task Of A Writer”
The Role Of The Artist
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov). (2020). Retrieved 29 January 2020,… Read more “The Role Of The Artist”
Don’t Tell Me The Moon Is Shinning
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov). (2020).… Read more “Don’t Tell Me The Moon Is Shinning”
Minute Particulars Are Essential
In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Anton Chekhov Quotes (Author of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov).… Read more “Minute Particulars Are Essential”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 
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