Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you… Read more “Not I Nor Anyone Can Travel That Road For You”
Month: May 2020
I Contain Multitudes
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large — I contain multitudes. Goodreads.com. 2020. Walt Whitman Quotes (Author Of Leaves Of Grass).… Read more “I Contain Multitudes”
The Words Of My Book Nothing
The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything. BrainyQuote. 2020. 76 Walt Whitman Quotes – Inspirational Quotes At Brainyquote. [online] Available at: <https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/walt-whitman-quotes> [Accessed… Read more “The Words Of My Book Nothing”
The Art Of Art
The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity. BrainyQuote. 2020. 76 Walt Whitman Quotes – Inspirational Quotes… Read more “The Art Of Art”
Be Curious Not Judgmental
Be curious, not judgmental. BrainyQuote. 2020. 76 Walt Whitman Quotes – Inspirational Quotes At Brainyquote. [online] Available at: <https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/walt-whitman-quotes> [Accessed 31 May 2020].
I Am As Good As The Best
I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best. BrainyQuote. 2020. 76 Walt Whitman Quotes – Inspirational Quotes At… Read more “I Am As Good As The Best”
The Secret Of It All Is To Write In The Gush
The secret of it all, is to write in the gush, the throb, the flood, of the moment – to put things down without deliberation – without… Read more “The Secret Of It All Is To Write In The Gush”
Describe A Character Using Dialogue
Describe character using dialogue. Describe character using what the characters see or do or think, but not what they had done or where they had been. BrainyQuote.… Read more “Describe A Character Using Dialogue”
I Am Violently Untidy
I am violently untidy. My desk is overcrowded. I write my first drafts in longhand in a long notebook using a plastic throwaway fountain pen. Then I… Read more “I Am Violently Untidy”
I’d Run Away
People love talking about writers as storytellers, but I hate being called that: it suggests I got it from my grandmother or something, when my writing really… Read more “I’d Run Away”
The Sentences I Write Have Their Roots In Song And Poetry
The sentences I write have their roots in song and poetry, and take their bearings from music and painting, as much as from the need to impart… Read more “The Sentences I Write Have Their Roots In Song And Poetry”
Let’s Have No More Back Story!
Look at Austen. In her novels, you get a dance, followed by an encounter, followed by a letter, then a period of solitude. No flashbacks and no… Read more “Let’s Have No More Back Story!”
Fiction Lends Itself To Messiness
I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen. BrainyQuote. 2020. 60… Read more “Fiction Lends Itself To Messiness”
A Novelist Could Probably Run A Military Campaign
Writing tends to be very deliberate. A novelist could probably run a military campaign with some success. They could certainly run a country. BrainyQuote. 2020. 60 Colm… Read more “A Novelist Could Probably Run A Military Campaign”
Ending A Novel Is Almost Like Putting A Child To Sleep
I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening. Ending a novel… Read more “Ending A Novel Is Almost Like Putting A Child To Sleep”
I Pull The Stuff Up From Me
Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me – it’s not as if it’s a pleasure. BrainyQuote.… Read more “I Pull The Stuff Up From Me”
All Writing Is A Form Of Manipulation
All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize that a plain sentence can actually do so much. BrainyQuote. 2020. 60 Colm Toibin Quotes… Read more “All Writing Is A Form Of Manipulation”
Writers Block! It Doesn’t Exist
Writer’s block! It doesn’t exist. You just long for ideas to go away so you have an idea of peace. BrainyQuote. 2020. 60 Colm Toibin Quotes –… Read more “Writers Block! It Doesn’t Exist”
The Highest Praise
The highest praise is when a kid says, ‘This book feels so real; this could have happened at my school.’ BrainyQuote. 2020. 11 Andrew Clements Quotes –… Read more “The Highest Praise”
Look For That Next Idea Write That Next Word
Sometimes kids ask how I’ve been able to write so many books. The answer is simple: one word at a time. Which is another good lesson, I… Read more “Look For That Next Idea Write That Next Word”
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