November 2010
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“Books make people less alone. That, before and after everything else, is what...”
– -Jonathan Safran Foer to the New York Times in 2005
I think I seriously love this man.
(via thisisartinterpretation)
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“After all my years of teaching and being taught, I am convinced there is only...”
– BEN YAGODA
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“Of course everyone’s parents are embarrassing. It goes with the territory. The...”
– Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman (via streetlevelmiracles)
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Journaling Techniques to Improve Your Writing →
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Every skill requires practice, and disciplines meant to keep you in shape and ready to perform are common in the arts, sports, and many other areas. Musicians do scales, artists draw sketches, football players work out, professionals take continuing education courses.
For writers, journaling can be the best supporting discipline in your tool kit. Especially if you make it a...
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Early drafts – don’t fear the necessary →
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“Argh! First draft? You think this is a first draft?”
The woman sitting across the table from me was distressed. It wasn’t her first draft. I knew that, but my point was that her advance submission of the first 20 pages READ like a very early draft.
And that’s ok. In fact, it’s great. Yah, you heard me – IT’S GREAT. Without those first drafts, where...
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Ten Daily Habits That Make a (Good) Writer →
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The following is an excerpt from A Writer’s Book of Days by Judy Reeves
These ten daily habits that make a (good) writer are excerpted from the book:
1. Eat Healthfully. Give your body what it really wants so it can support you. You may think it wants caffeine, sugar, or alcohol, but it really wants broccoli and spinach. Eat healthfully for stamina,...
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“Don’t talk about it—you’ll talk it away. Let the ideas flow from your mind to...”
– TOM ROBBINS
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