Writing isn’t easy and, even after you’ve been doing it for a few years, you’re still a novice. If you[…]
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Things you don’t know you know
“Adjectives in English absolutely have to be in this order: opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose Noun. So you can have a lovely little old rectangular green French silver whittling knife. But if you mess with that word order in the slightest you’ll sound like a maniac.”
Read moreNeil Gaiman on Piracy
“I used to get really grumpy with people because they put my poems up, they put my stories up, they put my stuff up on the web. And I had this belief, which was completely erroneous, that if people put your stuff up on the web and you didn’t tell them to take it down, you would lose your copyright.”
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“If one is a woman writer there are certain things one must do. First, not be too good; second, die[…]
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“Seven years is a long time. Over half many dogs’ lives. Little over 2500 days. During which time I’ve written[…]
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According to Guinness World Records, L. Ron Hubbard is credited with having the most published works by one author (1,084).[…]
Read moreHow to write a novel in 10 days
Several years ago, US author Dean Wesley Smith wrote a novel in 10 days — and documented the process on[…]
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Even the esteemed New York Times doesn’t always get it right, as these blasts from the past show … “Shall[…]
Read moreClassic Literature as Fortune Cookie Fortunes
A Christmas Carol: You will become better acquainted with a coworker. Frankenstein: A friend is a present you give yourself.[…]
Read moreCan you judge a book by its cover?
Travelling around the islands on my first visit to Greece many years ago, it seemed as if every second person[…]
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