June 2010
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Are You Setting The Wrong Writing Goals? →
The answer is certainly yes! I come in contact with writers on a daily basis who have already set their own limits. They may be self-publishing because they feel no publisher will take on their work, or they may be approaching small independent publishers because they don’t feel an agent or big publisher would not be interested, or they may be simply approaching no one because they have decide...
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“Well the first thing they should have is an idea and then…well first you need...”
– Dr. Brennan, Season One - The Woman in the Car
advice to young writers… (via hathooks)
Definitely find something to write with first. You can be thinking while you do it.
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“Clutter is the disease of American writing. Our national tendency is to inflate...”
– William Zinsser, On Writing Well
Holy yikes, what a quote. I love it. It’s perfect.
Oh, and the link takes you to the article I was reading when I found it, which I got to via the brilliant Minimal Mac.
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“For the details to be concrete and convey meaning, the language must be accurate...”
– Raymond Carver, “On Writing” (via fwriction)
Amen to that, Ray. Amen to that.
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“Writing is design. Design your sentences with the right words like you design...”
– Jason Fried (via tomhenrich)
And I have to say I agree with this. I’ve worked in the design industry for more than four years now and I’m a much better writer for it. It’s all in the detail, you see. Every sentence counts.
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On blaggers not bloggers
Since joining the curious world of writers who write about writing, I’ve been somewhat surprised by how many people seem to be blagging, not blogging.
It’s one thing to say, ‘This is what I did, it worked for me, you might like to try it too.’ But it’s another thing entirely to spout instructions and take the writerly high ground without the experience and clout to...
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