“I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that I can build castles.” ~ Shannon Hale
Category: Writing
A Few Knotty Bits
“Language does not always have to wear a tie and lace-up shoes. The object of fiction isn’t grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story…to make him/her forget, whenever possible, that he/she is reading a story at all.” ~ Stephen King
Source: On Writing – A memoir of the craft
The Lonely Words
“Pages, for the most part, live out their long lives in the dark, keeping hidden what inky burdens they bear, pressed tightly against their neighbors, communicating nothing, until suddenly, like the lightbulb in the refrigerator that seems to be always on but almost never is, one of them is called upon to speak––and it does.” ~ Nicholson Baker
Source: The Way the World Works
Creative Bravery
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~ e.e. cummings
Source: Enormous Smallness: The Sweet Illustrated Story of E. E. Cummings and His Creative Bravery
Change Your Scenery
“I write this sitting in the kitchen sink… And I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring…” ~ Cassandra Mortmain (Narrator)
Source: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Writing is for Nincompoops
“Words like thud, exasperate, scorn, hilarious, lily, nincompoop—don’t you love the way they look and sound and feel to pronounce? You have to appreciate them and care for them and put them together thoughtfully.” ~ Valerie Tripp
Source: Author’s Website
Writer’s Unblock
“Whenever I am stuck in a tough spot in a story, I get three characters together and let them talk their way out of it. It always works.” ~ Valerie Tripp
Source: Author’s website
Writing in Rainbows
“Every short passage should contain one gold coin, a reward for the reader.” ~ Roy Peter Clark
Is There Any Reader Out There?
“We are probably more widely read than we suspect. But every single remark is a genuine, welcome surprise – or at least confirms I’m not howling into the wind.” ~ Roz Morris
Source: Nail Your Novel Blog
Revising The Darlings
“First prune the big limbs, then shake out the dead leaves.” ~ Roy Peter Clark
Source: How to Write Short
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