“I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don’t remember what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose.” ~
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✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: Stephen King on How to Write
“When asked, “How do you write?” I invariably answer, “One word at a time,” and the answer is invariably dismissed. But that is all it is. It sounds too simple to be true, but consider the Great Wall of China, if you will: one stone at a time, man. That’s all. One stone at a time.” ~ Stephen King
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What is Poetry?
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” ~
Grammar Tip: Vary Your Sentence Length
Vary sentence length. Most people write a plodding eight to ten-word sentence. If you tend to write a long sentence, make sure to have some short ones in there to add punch. If you tend to write short sentences, link a few together as dependent clauses, so the reader doesn’t feel like the armies are marching, and zzzz….
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Your Intuition Knows
“Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.” ~
Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Reason to Write
“I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn’t, I would die.” ~
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Good Poem
“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.” ~
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Trust Your Writing
“No one says a novel has to be one thing. It can be anything it wants to be, a vaudeville show, the six o’clock news, the mumblings of wild men saddled by demons.” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Watch Where You Place Your Commas
“Making love to me is amazing. Wait, I meant: making love, to me, is amazing. The absence of two little commas nearly transformed me into a sex god. ” ~
Writers’ Wisdom ~ Go for Broke
“Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things–childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves–that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers.” ~ Salmon Rushdie
