Big Emotions in the Reader needs Trickery from the Writer
From Writers with LoveExtracts from books, guides and articles that I believe will help make me a better writer. They may help you too…This week DONALD MAASS from The Emotional … Continue reading
Sleep before You Press Send
From Writers with LoveExtracts from books, guides and articles that I believe will help make me a better writer. They may help you too…This week CINDY SAMS writing in Brevity literary … Continue reading
How could I possibly want to make work that everyone likes? asks playwright Tim Crouch QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I’m intrigued by bad reviews for my work – they’re the only reviews I read, says playwright Tim crouch. Find out why.
When You Look Back the Map Becomes Clear…Ann Patchett QUOTES FPR WRITERS
In life, time runs together in its sameness, but in fiction time is condensed—one action springboards into another, greater action.Cause and effect are so much clearer in novels than they … Continue reading
Why Are We Here? Nick Cave Explores the Value of Existence QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Nick Cave, the Australian singer, songwriter, composer and author explores why we are here and what we should do about it…
I Want to Write like a Carnival Barker…says George Saunders QUOTES FOR WRITERS
If I think of a story as something that has to convey a certain message, as a train that has to pull into a certain station at a certain time … Continue reading
“…the ending is way less important…” Justin Heckert QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Many prioritise the ending, but Justin Heckert argues that the beginning is key.
The Importance of Planning – Iris Murdoch QUOTES FOR WRITERS
“…Every chapter is planned. Every conversation is planned…” Iris Murdoch on writing a novel
The Ideas are the Easy Part…Ann Patchett QUOTES FOR WRITERS
If a person has never given writing a try, they assume that a brilliant idea is hard to come by. But really, even if it takes some digging, ideas are … Continue reading
Of Course I Write About Women – Remembering Alice Munro QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Remembering the Nobel Prize winning short story Alice Munro who died on 13 May 2024.
Paul Auster on Writing in the Third Person QUOTES FOR WRITERS
“…I was always drawn to books that doubled back on themselves…” Paul Auster on why he didn’t like third person narratives.
The Voice of a Novel – What it is and Why it is so Important Emma Darwin QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Readers respond to voice of a novel long before they know what kind of story they are reading. That’s why writers need to get it right…
Reading Allows ‘…People Long Dead to Talk Inside Our heads…’ Carl Sagan QUOTES FOR WRITERS
For 99 percent of the tenure of humans on earth, nobody could read or write. The great invention had not yet been made. Except for first hand experience, almost everything … Continue reading
Writing is a Craft…Deirdre Madden QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I feel strongly that writing is more of an artisan activity than an intellectual one because you’re actually making something. I would feel closer to a basket maker, or a … Continue reading
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