July 2011
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“There is no great writing, only great rewriting.”
– Justice Brandeis (via writingadvice)
Jul 29th
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Soigné
lifeofliterature: |swänˈyā| adjective  ( fem. soignéepronunc. same ) dressed very elegantly; well groomed; fashionable. ORIGIN past participle of French soigner ‘take care of,’ from soin ‘care.’
Jul 29th
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Jul 29th
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Jul 29th
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“My purpose is to entertain myself first and other people secondly.”
– John D. MacDonald (via writingadvice)
Jul 29th
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“Why do writers write? Because it isn’t there.”
– Thomas Berger (via writingadvice)
Jul 28th
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“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You just can’t will yourself to...”
– Will Haygood (via writingadvice)
Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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Short Story Thursday | "The Adventure Of The...
writingadvice:      Holmes had been seated for some hours in silence with his long, thin back curved over a chemical vessel in which he was brewing a particularly malodorous product. His head was sunk upon his breast, and he looked from my point of view like a strange, lank bird, with dull gray plumage and a black top-knot.      “So, Watson,” said he, suddenly, “you do not propose...
Jul 28th
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“Guns tell the truth. Guns never say, “I’m only kidding.” War is ugly because the...”
– Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers (via saurischia)
Jul 28th
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Jul 28th
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“Three Rules for Literary Success: 1. Read a lot. 2. Write a lot. 3. Read a...”
– Robert Silverberg (via writingadvice)
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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“Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it; write something...”
– Jesse Stuart (via writingadvice)
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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“If the sex scene doesn’t make you want to do it - whatever it is they’re doing -...”
– Sloan Wilson (via writingadvice)
Jul 27th
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“Characterization is an accident that flows out of action and dialogue.”
– Jack Woodford (via writingadvice)
Jul 27th
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“The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of...”
– Mary Heaton Vorse (via writingadvice)
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Such a beautiful blog, this one →
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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“Tediousness is the most fatal of all faults.”
– Samuel Johnson (via writingadvice)
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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“It is perfectly okay to write garbage—as long as you edit brilliantly.”
– C. J. Cherryh (via writingadvice)
Jul 26th
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“My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out...”
– Anton Chekhov (via writingadvice)
Jul 26th
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“If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds...”
– Edgar Rice Burroughs (via writingadvice)
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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“There is no reward or punishment, only consequences.”
– David and Leigh Eddings, “The Redemption of Althalus” (via ionthepeek)
Jul 26th
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Jul 26th
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Jul 25th
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“Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if...”
– Ray Bradbury (via writingadvice)
Jul 25th
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Jul 25th
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Tanka
journalofanobody: My empty garden and this vacant letterbox, like my patient heart: all waiting to be filled, yearning for one more summer. —Michael Boiano
Jul 25th