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Flaubert: Writing is hard.
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I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within. -- Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)1 day ago -
Feng Shui for Writers Card Deck Project - Communicate (Fire)
Write Well Me —
Authority: 122
(This post is part of the Feng Shui for Writers Card Deck project. For more information on what this is and how to participate, read this first .) Where is communication missing? Is there a concept that needs to be communicated – to the reader, between characters? Maybe lack of communication is a problem ...3 days ago -
Feng Shui for Writers Card Deck Project
Write Well Me —
Authority: 122
For years, Ive had this project inside me. Several years ago I posed two different projects to my then-coach, Baeth Davis . "I want to create something beautiful, and I want to write a book. But writing the book scares the shit out of me." "Well, thats easy," says Baeth. "Write the book." So I did, and its ...4 days ago -
Great Writing from Medium Child
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Authority: 122
Kathryn had to write a piece using hyperbole. Not only did she do a great job, because its so over the top, but there are some places where I still laugh out loud. She and her community (what they call small groups within the classes, evidently) had to read it to the rest of the class. Interestingly enough, the ...5 days ago -
Sane writing.
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Authority: 522
It makes little difference how many university degrees or courses a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete. -- Norman Cousins , author, editor, professor (1912-1990)6 days ago -
About menstruation, armpit hair, floaters, etc…. oh, and writing well.
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So, I’ve been quite brilliantly not writing near as often as I used to here for some time now. I’m perfecting this art I like to call “Ignore Your Blog Until It Dies.” I think I’m doing a *really* good job. Only, I keep popping back into frame and, you know, it’s because I love you. And because I like ...1 week ago -
One more time: You gotta thank somebody.
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Breaking thank-you rules can harm you. People will say mean things about your dog, your wife, your girlfriend, all three, and you . If, say, you went to Brown, snide people will remind you and your friends that Brown used to be the safety school for the Ivies. If you went to Duke, theyll say Princeton had too ...1 week ago -
Writing to be understood: Rewriting.
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Im not a very good writer, but Im an excellent rewriter. -- James A. Michener , 1907-1997 Michener, April 1951, Nina Leen ( Life Magazine )2 weeks ago -
Disraeli on books.
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Authority: 522
Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of existing books are nonsense, and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. -- Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)3 weeks ago -
Read This Before You Write Your Next Press Release…
WritingThoughts —
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Have you ever had a press release bomb? I mean really bomb — as in generate little to no response even though you followed all the “ rules ” for press releases? If this has ever happened to you, I can guarantee that you’re not alone. I will also tell you that it’s not really your fault. You see, the ...3 weeks ago -
Holiday Gifts for Freelance Writers: 10 Book Recommendations for the Writers in Your Life
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// Every year I put out a call for recommendations for gifts for freelance writers and every year a flurry of representatives send me recommendations for gifts having nothing to do with writers or writing at all. So this year, I’m taking matters into my own hands by recommending my favorite books for writers. Mind ...4 weeks ago -
Perfect or Professional?
Write Well Me —
Authority: 122
I take classes, writing and otherwise, because I"m constantly developing,changing, evolving, perfecting. In running my business, I attend workshops, join a mastermind group, workwith mentors, try new things, tweak my marketing activities. I dont believe that its possible to BEperfect, but I do believe perfection is ...4 weeks ago -
If you mean it, handwrite it--thank you very much.
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Authority: 522
Breaking thank-you rules can harm you. People will say mean things about your dog, your wife, your girlfriend, or about all three. Or they will trash you . If, say, you went to Brown, snide people will remind you and your friends that Brown used to be the safety school for the Ivies. If you went to Duke, theyll ...4 weeks ago -
If you mean it, handwrite it--thank you very much.
What about clients? —
Authority: 522
Breaking the rules can harm you. People will say mean things about your dog, your wife, your girlfriend, or about all three. Worse, they trash you . If, say, you went to Brown, snide people will remind you and your friends that Brown used to be the safety school for the Ivies. If you went to Duke, theyll say ...4 weeks ago -
If you mean it, handwrite it--thank you very much.
What about clients? —
Authority: 522
Breaking the rules can harm you. People will say mean things about your dog, your wife, your girlfriend, or about all three. Worse, they trash you . If, say, you went to Brown, snide people will remind you and your friends that Brown used to be the safety school for the Ivies. If you went to Duke, theyll say ...4 weeks ago -
Writing Well: Labors of Brevity.
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I have made this letter longer--because I have not had the time to make it shorter. -- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), mathematician, physicist, philosopher, in " Lettres Provinciales ", No. 16, 16574 weeks ago -
On year of writing and blogging—and beyond
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(Here’s the result of following Forrester’s advice. I’m not sure if I pulled it off well, so you be judge.)It all started with a deceptively simple question, this passion for writing.“Why do you want to be a teacher?” our professor in Principles of Teaching asked us at the first meeting of the class. We were ...4 weeks ago -
Writing well: Concise and non-Annoying.
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He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement is a wise man. Euripides , non-lawyer (480-406 B.C.)5 weeks ago -
Writing Well: Scripts.
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Hollywood is the one place in the world where you can die of encouragement. -- Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)5 weeks ago
