The first sentence can’t be written until the final sentence is written.
Joyce Carol Oates.
There is no greater agony . . .
No Tears
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.
Robert Frost.
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10 Easy Ways To Improve Your Dialogue
I came across this great blog from Write to Done, check them out here:
http://writetodone.com/10-easy-ways-to-improve-your-dialogue/
“And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” – Lewis Carroll
“I can manage books without pictures, but I know how Alice feels about the conversations. When I’m browsing, I flick through books to see how much dialogue there is. If there doesn’t seem to be much, I’ll put the book down and choose something else.” I’m pretty sure I’m not the only person who does this, either… Click Here
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I feel that I have done this with my book.
If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
Quote by Toni Morrison.
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If You Want To Be A Writer You Have To Write Every Day …
Why do YOU write ?
You don’t write because you want to say something. You write because you have something to say. F. Scott Fitzgerald.
At first glance it seems like just a play on words. In today’s climate I think we don’t say enough.
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Is Blogging a Waste of Time?
Giving blogging some serious thought. 🙂
A recent post by L.L. Barkat published on Jane Friedman’s blog has generated a lot of discussion in the blogosphere. Entitled, “It’s Time for (Many) Experienced Writers to Stop Blogging,” the post described the 180-degree shift in Barkat’s view on blogging.
An inveterate blogger, Barkat wrote 1,300 posts in six years, generating 250,000 page views. Barkat’s blogging helped start a large blogging network for which she later became managing editor, test-marketed five books she wrote and sold, and assisted other blogging contacts in securing book contracts. “I was a true believer in the blog world,” she wrote. On Saturday, November 10, 2012, she stopped blogging.
In the post, Barkat argued both sides of the question. She didn’t recommend everyone stop blogging. “It’s an excellent way to find expression, discipline, and experience. But if writers already have experience, and they are authors trying to promote themselves and their work, I tell…
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Just write every day of your life.
Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on this diet have very pleasant careers.’ Ray Bradbury.
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Three Rules For Writing
There are three rules for writing a novel.
Unfortunately. No one knows what they are.
M. Somerset Maugham.
AM Simpson 