I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the first draft. John… Read more “I Write Very Quickly”
Day: March 2, 2020
I Don’t Begin A Novel Or A Screenplay Until I Know The Ending
I don’t begin a novel or a screenplay until I know the ending. And I don’t mean only that I have to know what happens. I mean… Read more “I Don’t Begin A Novel Or A Screenplay Until I Know The Ending”
I Am Not Attracted To Writers By Style
I am not attracted to writers by style. What style do Dickens, Grass, and Vonnegut have in common? How silly! I am attracted to what makes them… Read more “I Am Not Attracted To Writers By Style”
You Only Grow By Coming To The End Of Something
You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else. John Irving Quotes (Author of A Prayer for Owen Meany). (2020). Retrieved… Read more “You Only Grow By Coming To The End Of Something”
Probably What You Are Doing Isn’t Very Vital
If you don’t feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing… Read more “Probably What You Are Doing Isn’t Very Vital”