March 6, 2016 Howard Nemerov on Writing What You Know Take that, write-what-you-know people! When you write (fiction especially), it’s not so much about what you know or what you’ve experienced as it is what you say. Categories General Thoughts & Updates/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
February 27, 2016 Be Careful How Often You Tell Yourself “I Can’t” Categories General Thoughts & Updates/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 4
February 21, 2016 A Louis L’ Amour-Style Metaphor for Writing Turn on that faucet. Flood the world with words, submerge it with stories, and immerse it in ideas. It’s ready. It’s full of minds ready to soak up every single drop. Don’t make us wait. Start now. Categories Inspiration/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
February 14, 2016 The Breathings of Your Heart: A Quote by William Wordsworth There is something about poetry that instills meaning in words that shouldn’t make sense. That is the beauty and the power of it. Categories Inspiration/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
February 12, 2016 Are You a Bibliophile? I think most writers are major bibliophiles. Seriously, how else would you get into the field in the first place? Although it would make pretty entertaining (and ironic) smalltalk. STRANGER: What do you do for a living? AUTHOR: Oh, I write. STRANGER: Really? That’s interesting. You mean like articles or blogs? AUTHOR: No, books. Fiction. ... Categories Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comment: 1
February 9, 2016 There’s No Copyright Infringement if There’s No Copyright This Joss Whedon quote is pure gold – it’s got everything! Characterization, dialect, and inside jokes for the fans (albeit bittersweet ones). It even uses the art of the unexpected by starting off with a quote from Robert Frost and then veering off in a totally different direction. That’s an allusion, right? Or is it a parody? Or both? Either... Categories General Thoughts & Updates/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
February 1, 2016 A Ray Bradbury Quote: Science Fiction Is the Art of the Possible Categories Inspiration/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comment: 1
January 28, 2016 Inspiration & Motivation: A Trudi Canavan Quote Categories Inspiration/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
January 22, 2016 You Don’t Have to Know the Rules to Break Them But it helps. At least, it helps you break them well… But, seriously, if you want to break all the rules of grammar and punctuation, write poetry. Categories Grammar & Editing/Humor & Wordplay/Poetry/Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
January 15, 2016 This Oscar Wilde Quote Is the Definition of Harsh I don’t know much about Oscar Wilde besides his writing, but as witty as he was, I get the impression I would not have wanted to sit through a critique from him. He seems fairly fond of the word “stupid,” and it’s not a favorite of mine (to put it very lightly). I think it would be fairer to say that getting irony... Categories Quotes, Words, & Phrases Comments: 0
