the art of writing
advice from writers, and more on writing
Brie Wolfson and
the art of writing
Time is the best editor.
If you have it, time is the easiest trick for self-editing. Simply put your work away long enough so when you come back to it you can see it with fresh eyes.
Not just reading a lot, but paying attention to the way the sentences are put together, the clauses are joined, the way the sentences go to make up a paragraph. Exercises as boneheaded as you take a book you really like, you read a page of it three, four times, put it down, and then try to imitate it word for word so that you can feel your own
... See more
1. The aim of my writing is never to make money. If there are opportunities, I will pay attention, but it is never the direct aim. I obsessively focus on other funding mechanisms such that I don't have to worry much about how to monetize writing.
2. I write for readers like me. I dislike a lot of the current trends in books. I think they dumb down... See more
2. I write for readers like me. I dislike a lot of the current trends in books. I think they dumb down... See more
Paul Millerd • Tweet
superb writing (and life) advice from paul millerd
1/ After 10+ years of publishing professional writing at https://t.co/ddc2F89IIV, I have a couple opinions on how to get your stuff read
andrew chentwitter.com"It's death to try to chase the culture. Be true to quality. Be true to your own values. There are people who are hungry for something more substantive."
— @tedgioia https://t.co/9Wh5Iq1iWA
David Perellx.comFredrik Backman on Creative Anxiety and Procrastination
youtube.comBeing a writer is the best way I know how to get paid for being insane.”