Wednesday Wisdom for Writers and Those Who Love Them
“I hate writing, I love having written.” —Dorothy Parker Some days there’s nothing more true. Other days? It’s magical. Those […]
“I hate writing, I love having written.” —Dorothy Parker Some days there’s nothing more true. Other days? It’s magical. Those […]
“Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.” —Victor Hugo Current news underscores this quote. The question is, who’s wearing the […]
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.” […]
“There may be something in the very last line of the very last paragraph on page six that you love, […]
“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.” —Stephen King I love this quote. Unfortunately it’s […]
“When you are deciding what to leave out, begin with the author. If you see yourself prancing around between subject […]
“Substitute damn every time you’re inclined to write very; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as […]
“When you give up a bit of work don’t (unless it is hopelessly bad) throw it away. Put it in […]
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” —Douglas Adams It feels as if […]
“On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed […]