Writing

To Read: Dorothea Brande’s Becoming A Writer

"Conjure the nouns, alert the secret self, taste the darkness." - Ray Bradbury

"For the first thing a writer should be is—excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms." - Ray Bradbury

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." - Ray Bradbury

The physical world and the cognitive worlds become linked through metaphors.

"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot." - Stephen King

"You are, in effect, dropping stones down a well. Every time you hear an echo from your Subconscious, you know yourself a little better. A small echo may start an idea. A big echo may result in a story." - Ray Bradbury

"Oh, and when I asked my listeners how many of them had ever thought about being a writer? What proportion raised their hands? At least two-thirds. Making me suspect, for the first time ever, that the urge to write is almost universal. As it would be, wouldn’t it, don’t you think? How else can you begin to come to terms with the fact of your... See more