“Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.” ~
poems
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: There’s a Story Inside You
“If a story is in you, it has to come out.” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: Enjoy the Act of Writing
“Keep it amateur. You’re not writing for money but for pleasure. It should be fun. And it should be exciting. Maybe not as you write, but after it’s done you should feel an excitement, a passion. That doesn’t mean feeling proud, sitting there gloating over what you’ve done. It means you know you’ve done your best. Next time it’s going to be better.” ~
🖋 Writers’ Wisdom: Definition of Dialogue
Dialogue is just two monologues clashing.” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Who Wants to be Perfect?
“Perfection is like the grains of sand that we try to hold on tightly in the palms of our hands. But the harder we try to hold on to grains of sand, the faster the grains fall down from our hands! So pick up your pen and create magic as you only can. And don’t hold on tightly to the grains of sand!” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: There’s Magic in Your Words
“M is for magic. All the letters are, if you put them together properly. You can make magic with them, and dreams, and, I hope, even a few surprises…” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: Definition of Writing
“Writing is like talking to yourself, just in a way that makes it look like you’re not crazy!” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: Don’t Stop Writing
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” ~
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: Telling versus Describing
“Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.” ~ Anton Chekhov
✍️ Writers’ Wisdom: Dare to be Creative
“Stand at the top of a cliff and jump off and build your wings on the way down.” ~
