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Rolando Andrés Ramos

Rolando Andrés Ramos

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    Month: February 2020

    Like A Spider Making Its Own Web

    This idea of themes and narratives in a life, that somehow a life’s shape can always be discerned, is something that I have mixed feelings about. Yes,… Read more “Like A Spider Making Its Own Web”

    February 29, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    A Short Story Has To Be Perfect

    The short story is an imploding universe. It has all the boil of energy inside it. A novel has shrapnel going all over the place. You can… Read more “A Short Story Has To Be Perfect”

    February 28, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    It’s All About The Good Word Properly Inserted

    I don’t believe a poet has a better hold on truth or morality than a fiction writer has. And I don’t think a fiction writer has anything… Read more “It’s All About The Good Word Properly Inserted”

    February 28, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Not All Life Is Already Written Down

    Literature can remind us that not all life is already written down: there are still so many stories to be told. Goodreads.com. (2020). Colum McCann Quotes (Author… Read more “Not All Life Is Already Written Down”

    February 28, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Men Really Do Need Sea-Monsters

    Men really do need sea-monsters in their personal oceans. John Steinbeck Quotes (Author of Of Mice and Men). (2020). Retrieved 27 February 2020, from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/585.John_Steinbeck

    February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Nothing Was Ever Created By Two Men

    Our species is the only creative species, and it has only one creative instrument, the individual mind and spirit of man. Nothing was ever created by two… Read more “Nothing Was Ever Created By Two Men”

    February 27, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    The Neverending Contest In Ourselves Of Good And Evil

    We have only one story. All novels, all poetry, are built on the neverending contest in ourselves of good and evil. And it occurs to me that… Read more “The Neverending Contest In Ourselves Of Good And Evil”

    February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    The Most Valuable Thing In The World

    And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for:… Read more “The Most Valuable Thing In The World”

    February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    I Believe That There Is One Story In The World

    I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers… Read more “I Believe That There Is One Story In The World”

    February 27, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Ideas Are Like Rabbits

    Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. John Steinbeck Quotes (Author of Of… Read more “Ideas Are Like Rabbits”

    February 27, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Lots Of People Want To Have Written

    Lots of people want to have written; they don’t want to write. In other words, they want to see their name on the front cover of a… Read more “Lots Of People Want To Have Written”

    February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    I Find It Fascinating And Disconcerting

    I find it both fascinating and disconcerting when I discover yet another person who believes that writing can’t be taught. Frankly, I don’t understand this point of… Read more “I Find It Fascinating And Disconcerting”

    February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Writing Is No Dying Art Form In America

    Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their… Read more “Writing Is No Dying Art Form In America”

    February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Plot Is What The Characters Do To Deal With The Situation They Are In

    Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that… Read more “Plot Is What The Characters Do To Deal With The Situation They Are In”

    February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    I Wish I Had Known Back Then That A Mastery Of Process Would Lead To A Product

    I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn’t have found it so frightening… Read more “I Wish I Had Known Back Then That A Mastery Of Process Would Lead To A Product”

    February 26, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    You Can’t Do Anything Without A Story Arc

    Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the arc of the… Read more “You Can’t Do Anything Without A Story Arc”

    February 26, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    There Is A Satisfactory Boniness About Grammar

    There is a satisfactory boniness about grammar which the flesh of sheer vocabulary requires before it can become a vertebrate and walk the earth. Anthony Burgess Quotes… Read more “There Is A Satisfactory Boniness About Grammar”

    February 25, 2020March 2, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    There Is Not Much Point Writing A Novel

    There is, in fact, not much point in writing a novel unless you can show the possibility of moral transformation, or an increase in wisdom, operating in… Read more “There Is Not Much Point Writing A Novel”

    February 25, 2020March 2, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Language Survives Everything

    Language survives everything—corruption, misuse, ignorance, ineptitude. Linking man to man in the dark, it brought man out of the dark. It is the human glory which antecedes… Read more “Language Survives Everything”

    February 25, 2020March 2, 2020 by Rolandoramos

    Mystery Writers And Thriller Writers

    I think mystery writers and thriller writers – whatever genre you want to call it – are taking on some of the biggest, most interesting kind of… Read more “Mystery Writers And Thriller Writers”

    February 24, 2020March 1, 2020 by Rolandoramos

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