the art of writing

advice from writers, and more on writing

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From George Saunders, on nuance and embracing complexity:

the writer doesn't have to have a fixed firm idea, but has to be able to take the reader on a journey to remind her that the world is complicated. From the very beginning, I understood writing to be about some kind of moral or ethical imperative. Absent that, I'm not that interested in it,

Alara

the secret to good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or a new thing in an old way.

- Richard Harding Davis

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If only people could write like they talk, they’d be better writers.

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When you have trouble writing, it’s usually because you don’t know what you’re trying to say. Most writing problems are actually thinking problems. And you can't copyedit your way out of poor thinking.

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Maya Angelou // "When I’m writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we’re capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness. I’m trying for that. But I’m also trying for the language. I’m trying to see how it can really sound. I really love language. I love it for what it does for us, how it... See more

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Natalie Audelo

Read to collect the dots, write to connect them

David Perell

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What’s the Point of Reading Writing by Humans?

Jay Caspian Kang newyorker.com

Brian Sholis

“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.”

Att skriva Quotes by Stephen King

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this is how i think about my sublime library. it's something for me that is bigger than me.