Writing Advice From The Experts Part #1
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- January 19th, 2009 |
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One must be drenched in words, literally besotted in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper pattern at the right moment. - Hart Crane
Any of the best advice for writers in the 21st century comes from those who have seen their successes and offer advice from their own experience. Let’s draw from that brain belief.
On Writing Advantageously
Appear don’t tell. - Henry James
Don’t have the old lady screamed — bring her on and let her screaming. - Mark Brace
Cut out all those exclamation marks. An exclamation mark is like laughing at your own joke. - F. Scott Fitzgerald
First drafts are for learning what your novel or account is about. - Bernard Malamud
Unremarkably, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to kip. I deliberately compose a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must activity one more page. When people tell me I’ve kept them up all night, I feel like I’ve succeeded. - Sidney Sheldon
Don’t mistake a good setup for a solid conclusion — many beginning writers end their stories when the real account is just ready to begin. - Stanley Schmidt
On Inspiration
Nighttime is really the best time to activity. All the ideas are thither to be yours because everyone else is asleep. - Catherine O’Hara
I know writers who compose only when inspiration comes. How would Isaac Stern play if he played the violin only when he felt like it? He would be lousy. - Madeleine L’Engle
If you act for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a server. - Anonymous
You can’t act for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. - Jack London
The best artifact to become a booming writer is to read good writing, remember it, and so forget where you remember it from. - Gene Fowler
Read, read, read. Read everything — disparage, classics, good and bad, and accompany how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. So compose. - William Faulkner
The best time for planning a book is piece you’re doing the dishes. - Agatha Christie
So this is always the key: you have to compose the book you love, the book that’s alive in your heart. That’s the one you have to compose. - Lurleen McDaniel
In the 2nd part in this broadcast we will look at a few words of wisdom from authors regarding writer’s Block, motivation and editing skills.