In Praise of Longer Sentences – Ed Simon QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Within a long sentence—clause upon clause, the commas and semicolons, em-dashes and colons, parentheticals and appositions piling up—there can be a veritable maze of imagery, a labyrinth of connotation, a … Continue reading
Write a Fight Right – Rita Chang-Eppig QUOTES FOR WRITERS
The beauty of literature is it’s not a movie, says Rita Chang-Eppig. That means you don’t have to give a blow-by-blow account of a fight scene
A Short Story Can’t Just Stop – it has to Conclude Claire Kilroy QUOTES FOR WRITERS
There’s one thing that all short story have to have, says Irish writer Claire Kilroy
Getting Your Own Back – Louise Glück QUOTES FOR WRITERS
There are a lot of reasons for writing and maybe one of them is just sometimes you want to get your own back on what life has thrown at you.
The Last Thing to Do to Your Writing – Claire Kilroy QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Irish novelist Claire Kilroy on how to say goodbye to a piece of writing before sending it out to the world.
Easy Reading is Hard to Do…Enrique Jardiel Poncela QUOTES FOR WRITERS
When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Spanish playwright and novelist Image Credit: Bianca Van Dijk from Pixabay
It’s Not Finding The Time To Write, It’s Finding The Right Time – Kelly Link QUOTES FOR WRITERS
American short story writer Kelly Link couldn’t work out why she hated doing the one thing that she wanted to do most in the world until she discovered it was all about timing.
What Writers Can Learn from Lizards…Ray Bradbury QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Ray Bradbury reveals the important lesson writers can learn from the birds…and the lizards
Throwing It All Into The Book – Paul Harding QUOTES FOR WRITERS
A quote from novelist Paul Harding – author of Pulitzer-Prize winning, Tinkers – reveals where he gets his inspiration
The Choices and Consequences of the Stories We Share -Barney Norris QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Writer’s can’t just claim the right of free speech, they also have to weigh the consequences of their words…Novelist & playwright Barney Norris writing in The Author
How to Write a Wonderful Short Story – Advice from Ray Bradbury QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Ray Bradbury outlined an almost foolproof plan to develop a new writer’s skills and write a ‘wonderful’ short story in the process
Eavan Boland on the Seditious Nature of Poetry QUOTES FOR WRITERS
Eavan Boland, the Irish poet, author and academic, on how poetry can get away with it…
Nick Cave on Writing a New Song for 2023 QUOTES FOR WRITERS
“…I’m actually scared…” Nick Cave on the hard, hard work of writing and not being sure if you will make it this time
Alcohol and the Writer – Irwin Shaw QUOTES FOR WRITERS
I never drink while I’m working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober. Irwin Shaw Image by Pexels from Pixabay
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