the art of writing
advice from writers, and more on writing
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the art of writing
I think of writing a lot like walking. It’s rarely the most popular, the most effective, or the most efficient way of getting to your destination. I don’t always want to do it, and it’s not always technically enjoyable; sometimes it’s boring or slow, sometimes it’s tiring and pointless, sometimes it’s cold or wet or windy and I’m retracing the same... See more
Rayne Fisher-Quann • Choosing to Walk
Saying the most with the least
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Haruki Murakami: The Moment I Became a Novelist
Everything you have done in your life before you start writing, good habits and bad behavior, is preparation for fiction writing. Those years will save you time.
Elizabeth McCracken • A Long Game
6 tips from John Steinbeck on writing:
Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised.
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down.