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Writing Words - writing it is the only way of getting it writtenQuote on Editing (3)March 5th 2010 22:31
I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil. - Truman Capote
One thing to bear in mind for NaNoEdMo: If in doubt, cutting it is better than leaving it in.
Quote on Editing (1)February 17th 2010 22:08
Mark Twain said: "I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them - then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice."
A bit of handy advice for NaNoEdMo and editing in general, I reckon.
Let Conan O'Brien Inspire YouJanuary 23rd 2010 12:35
I just watched Conan O'Brien last show online. He said about his seven-month stint and the early end of hosting 'The Tonight Show": "[...] I did it my way with people I love. I do not regret one second of anything that we've done here."
So, back to the writing life. Imagine it's August 23rd - seven months from today. What have achieved as a writer by that date? How did you achieve it? Are you on track for achieving your 2010 writing goals? Can you look back and say, "I do not regret one second of anything I've done", even if things didn't turn out as planned? No matter where you'll be in your writing career on August 23rd, make sure every day until then that you won't regret anything you've done. Make time to write regularly, get some exposure, be bold.
Best Writers' QuotesJanuary 10th 2010 21:18
Most writers have a collection of quotes by other writers about writing. Reading what the great and successful have said about the writing process can be a comfort and provide inspiration when you are stuck or despair of your own writing. Here are some of my favourite writers' quotes:
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story. - Terry Pratchett I do not like to write - I like to have written. - Gloria Steinem The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. - Tom Clancy And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. - Sylvia Plath You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. - Jack London You fail only if you stop writing. - Ray Bradbury If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. - Toni Morrison What are your favourite writers' quotes?
Editing dialogueNovember 23rd 2009 22:54
Fictional dialogue in first drafts are usually boring. Most of the time. At least in my first drafts. That's why I take Elisabeth Bowen's Seven Rules for Dialogue to heart when I edit.
AF wordcount: 10940April 22nd 2008 21:52
I write one page of masterpiece to ninety one pages of shit
Ernest Hemingway
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