Great books are weighed and measured by their style and matter, and not the trimmings and shadings of their grammar. ~ Mark Twain
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Mark Twain’s Writing Advice #2 of 10
Don’t say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream. ~ Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s Writing Advice #1 of 10
Write without pay until somebody offers to pay. ~ Mark Twain
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #31
The writer who wants to tap the larger truth in himself … must forget the money waiting for him in mass circulation. He must ask himself, “What do I really think of the world, what do I love, fear, hate?” and begin to pour this on paper. ~ Ray Bradbury
I hope you enjoyed Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom – All of his shared wisdom came from his book, “The Zen of Writing.”
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #29
Stand aside, forget targets, let the characters, your fingers, body, blood, and heart do. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #26
Let the world burn through you. Throw the prism light, white hot, on paper. Make your own individual spectroscope reading. Then, you, a new Element, are discovered, charted, and named! ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #25
The writer must let his fingers run out the story of his characters, who, being only human and full of strange dreams and obsessions, are only too glad to run. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #23
Quantity gives experience. From experience alone can quality come. ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #21
The main thing is compression. It really isn’t putting so much is there any metaphor – and this is where my knowledge of poetry has been such a help to me. …If you can find the right metaphor, the right image, and put it in the sink, it can replace four pages of dialogue.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s Writing Wisdom #18
We never sit anything out. We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. ~ Ray Bradbury
