“The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You’re there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see – every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.”
writing prompts
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ What is the Essence of the Short Story?
“Sometimes … the short short appears to rest on nothing more than a fragile anecdote which the writer has managed to drape with a quantity of suggestion. A single incident, a mere anecdote – these form the spine of the short short.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Want to Write Good Poetry?
“All good poetry is forged slowly and patiently, link by link, with sweat and blood and tears.” ~ Alfred Douglas
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Stuff of a Noir Book
Flawed characters… a ticking clock… morally questionable acts on all sides… moody, evocative art… oh yeah, this the stuff crime noir fans love!
~ Christos Gage
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Many Ways to Write a Story, But Only One Plot
“There are thirty-two ways to write a story, and I’ve used every one, but there is only one plot – things are not as they seem.” ~ Jim Thompson
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Way of Looking at Writing
“Writing is an act of generosity toward other people.” ~ Fay Weldon
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Why Do You Want to Write a Book?
“I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody’s head.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Great Example of Describing Not Telling
“He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ A Writer’s Job
“My job as the writer is to fool you. Your job as the reader is to see if you can catch me at it.” ~ Sue Grafton
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Look Within to Discover Characters
“I believe that to create real-seeming characters, the writer must be willing to go on a voyage of self-exploration. It can be revealing and even painful to explore your own weakness, but it gives you genuine emotion.” ~ Sara Paretsky
