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I leave out the parts that people skip. ELMORE LEONARD #writing #writetip

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How Do You Write a Great Work of Fiction? http://blogs.wsj.com/speakea...

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I work on the assumption, or let it be the fear, that the reader will stop reading if I stop being interesting. CLIVE JAMES #writing

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Just Posted: Exclusive ATW Interview with @markchildress: http://www.advicetowriters.com/intervi... #amwriting #writing #writetip

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You will never become a good writer if you urgently want to write but do not have an equal passion for reading. JUDITH BARRINGTON #writing

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It Is People's Secrets We Want to Know: http://www.advicetowriters.com/home... #amwriting #writing #writetip

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There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. SOMERSET MAUGHAM

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13 “Rules and Commandments” for writers: http://www.advicetowriters.com/rules-q...

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A good rule for writers: Do not explain overmuch. SOMERSET MAUGHAM #amwriting #writing #writetip

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Never put off writing until you are better at it. GARY HENDERSON #writing #writetip

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RT @JoyceCarolOates: Much easier to sign books than to write books.

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Dare to tell the smallest of stories If you want to generate large emotions. WILLIAM ZINSSER #fiction #writing #writetip

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"I write whenever I can, day or night. I start as early as I can and keep going until I get stuck…" http://www.advicetowriters.com/intervi...

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You Have to Have Trouble: http://www.advicetowriters.com/home... #fiction #writing #writetip

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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money. MOLIÈRE #amwriting #writing

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"Writer’s block is the natural state of the art and the craft of creating narratives…" More at: http://www.advicetowriters.com/intervi... #writing #writetip

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Make voyages. Attempt them. There's nothing else. TENNESSEE WILLIAMS #amwriting #writing #writetip

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Writing is most of all an exercise in determination. TOM CLANCY #amwriting #writing #writetip

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RT @brainpicker: The critic as celebrator -- some thoughts from yours truly in the latest issue of Harvard's @NiemanReports http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports...

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Don’t dump lazy sentences on your readers. If you do, they’ll walk away and turn on the TV. SEBASTIAN JUNGER #writing #writetip

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You Must Have A Sacred Place: http://www.advicetowriters.com/home... #writing #writetip

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I love metaphor the way some people love junk food. WILLIAM GASS #amwriting #writingcraft

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A writer is a map maker of psychic areas. WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS #amwriting #writing

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It is important to know the title before you begin—then you know what you are writing about. NADINE GORDIMER #writing #writetip

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RT @GoIntoTheStory: Screenwriting advice from 1920 book "How to Write Photoplays". Today: Plotting http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2013... #scriptchat #screenwriting #movies

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The best style is the style you don’t notice. SOMERSET MAUGHAM #writing #writetip

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A writer is a reader who is moved to emulation. SAUL BELLOW #amwriting #writing

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"Follow your curiosity and passion. What fascinates you will probably fascinate others…" http://www.advicetowriters.com/intervi... #writing #writetip

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Once the book is finished in its first draft, I read it out loud to myself. How it sounds is hugely important. MICHAEL MORPURGO

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"I...think of writing as…a gift that's been given to me…" http://www.advicetowriters.com/home... #amwriting #writing

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