By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer’s greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry…-Brandon Sanderson
Tag: creative writing
Improve Your Writing Skills by Reading Widely
Tia Nevitt has created a great infographic outlining reasons why it can be beneficial to read the genres you don’t necessarily write.
Have a look below:
Writing Quote
I’m always pretending that I’m sitting across from somebody. I’m telling them a story, and I don’t want them to get up until it’s finished.
– James Patterson
Writing Quote
You can’t blame a writer for what the characters say.
-Truman Capote
Writing Quote
Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.
-Jane Yolen
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All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A word after a word after a word is power.
– Margaret Atwood
Writing Quote
A classic quote to comfort us all!
The first draft of anything is shit.
– Ernest Hemingway
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Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly – they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.
– Aldous Huxley
Writing Quote
Write what should not be forgotten.
– Isabel Allende
Close-Up Editing & Assessment 