July 2012
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Trimming the Fat From Your Manuscript →
theartofnotwriting:
I’ve got a post on being ruthless with the scissors, aka cutting words from your manuscript, on YA Highway today! And now, to sharpen my own scissors…
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“I’m going to write. That’s what I see beyond the present moment, in the great...”
– Marguerite Duras, The Lover (translated by Barbara Bray)
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“In nearly all good fiction, the basic plot form is this: A central character...”
– John Gardner (via amandaonwriting)
“‘One more book’, he had told himself,’ then I’ll stop. One more folio, just one...”
– 2005 George R. R. Martin (American author/screenwriter, 1948) ~ A Feast for Crows; via larmoyante (via petitpoulailler)
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5 Writing Tips from Tana French →
“There’s no such thing as ‘men’ or ‘women’. There’s only the individual character you’re writing. One guy emailed me asking me how to write women, and I couldn’t answer, because I had no idea which woman he meant: me? Eleanor of Aquitaine? Lady Gaga? If you’re thinking of ‘men’ or ‘women’ as a monolithic group defined primarily by their sex, then you’re not thinking of them as individuals; so...
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How (Not) to Get Traditionally Published →
After releasing the most fabulous tips you’ve ever read on how to become a Kindle bazillionaire (you’re welcome) I thought it only fair to share ten incredible secrets on how to become traditionally published.
You can thank me when you’re swimming in a pool full of Benjamins made completely out of your royalties. (read more)
Now it’s your turn to share your wisdom. What...
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“And once you realize you don’t need validation to find happiness, there is a...”
– Nick Miller, Isn’t It Pretty To Think So? (via armonster)
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strange things are afoot @ the circle k:... →
knitmeapony:
trickstervriska:
the thought of becoming an adult one day is the scariest thing ever why cant i live the rest of my life blogging about fictional characters and laughing at stupid shit
I am going to let you in on the worst-kept secret in fandom: we’re actually mostly…
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“To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. To condense the...”
– Mark Twain (via writersrelief)
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“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.”
– Neil Gaiman, Stardust (via quote-book)
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“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish...”
– Les Brown (via kari-shma)
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“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
– Dale Carnegie (via kari-shma)
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On Writing Your First Novel →
While it’s true that something like 95% of the time, that first novel will end up trunked and likely later be referred to as a practice novel, that doesn’t mean you have to mentally doom your first novel to be just a practice novel. (read more)
What thoughts and tips do you have on writing the first novel?
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What I want to know is who is ‘3rd person’, and...
teachingliteracy:
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10 Pieces of Advice for Young Writers →
theatlantic:
Care about things. Show it. Be funny, barbed, and pointed when needed. Slick is easy; don’t be slick.
Confidence and arrogance will both protect you when people yell at you. One is vital and one is poisonous.
Learn to be your own devil’s advocate. Interrogate your own arguments. Interrogate your point of view.
Successful writers can play loud and soft and can make a variety of...
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“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”
– Cormac McCarthy; No Country for Old Men (via wordpainting)
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“Be in love with your life, every detail of it.”
– Jack Kerouac (via saddest-summer) 