Some years ago, acclaimed author and former journalist Jim Crace published, with tongue firmly in cheek, a couple of pieces[…]
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Tag: quotes
Quote: Stephen King
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard[…]
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Quote: Jack London
“Don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don’t get it you will[…]
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Quote: Edgar Rice Burroughs
A wholesaler of pencil-sharpeners, Edgar Rice Burroughs knew nothing of writing when he penned his first story…
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Quote: Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert’s letters are considered one of the finest bodies of letters in French literature.
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Paraprosdokian
According to Groucho Marx, “Time flies like the wind, but fruit flies like bananas.” Marx was a master of paraprosdokian;[…]
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J K Rowling on rejection slips (and more!)
A fascinating interview with J K Rowling (AKA Robert Galbraith) in The Guardian. J K Rowling on rejection slips: …[…]
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For aspiring writers …
Show, don’t tell
Readers and writers have the exact same goal
“Readers and writers have the exact same goal. We want to lose ourselves in story for a few hours. Readers[…]
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