We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
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I write to dream; to connect with other human beings; to record; to clarify; to visit the dead. I have a kind of primitive need to leave a mark on the world. Also, I have a need for money. Mary Karr http://touch.latimes.com/#story/la-et-jc-writers-writing-about-writing-20130128/
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The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing Sara Gruen http://touch.latimes.com/#story/la-et-jc-writers-writing-about-writing-20130128/
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Your attitude through all this is very important. Writer’s block doesn’t exist, but general malaise and depression and disinterest do, and those must be combated. Chuck Wendig
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As I have said before, if you’re going to be exposed, expose yourself Chuck Wendig
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Writers, like hikers, can die from exposure. Chuck Wendig
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One’s writing career — the efforts, the time, the stories themselves, and the writer that culminates through all of that — should be seen as an investment. Pay in early, it yields bigger as time goes on. You will earn more as time goes on and as you become more capable — and as you… Continue reading Untitled
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(after savaging a JFCooper story, Mark Twain concludes with five further rules for writing:) In addition to these large rules, there are some little ones. These require that the author shall: 12. Say what he is proposing to say, not merely come near it. 13. Use the right word, not its second cousin. 14. Eschew… Continue reading Untitled
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People are talking about the Internet as a creative tool for writers. I say, “B.S. Stay away from that. Stop talking to people around the world and get your work done. Ray Bradbury
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Believe in yourself. Keep writing. Neil Gaiman