February 2012
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Chuck Wendig: You're a writer. Or you're not. →
To give you a taste of this “25 things I want to say to ‘aspiring’ writers” post by Chuck Wendig, check out #1 below. Blunt, yes, but it needs to be said.
Here are the two states in which you may exist: person who writes, or person who does not. If you write: you are a writer. If you do not write: you are not. Aspiring is a meaningless null state that romanticizes Not...
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Memoir is like jazz...
This essay by Dinah Lenney on memoirists and voice is one of the most original pieces I’ve ever read on the subject. Here’s a small taste:
“First person narrative, memoir in particular, is like jazz; largely about the player, about where he riffs and scats, and how and why, and whether or not we come away from the material — the narrative, that is — feeling different for having...
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“Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none.”
– Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue (via feuduciel)
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“I refuse to conform to any narrative conventions that say, ‘Well, if you begin a...”
– ~ Alexander Payne
source: http://honesttoblr.tumblr.com/
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“If you don’t know what you want, you end up with a lot you don’t.”
– Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club (via eastatlanta)
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Keep this one on file: 5 Attitudes Toward... →
This post is one I’ll be revisiting again (and again) as I go through the agent query-wait-agonize-do it again process this year.
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Writing lessons from a Broadway Diva
When I purchased the tickets to see Idina Menzel perform with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, I expected an amazing experience. What I didn’t expect was to walk away from the concert with a list of writing lessons from my favorite Broadway Diva. During her concert, Idina told the story of how, several years ago, her manager told her about Red Rocks, which seats...
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“My idea of art is, you write something that makes people feel so strongly that...”
– ~Mary Karr
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Theatre geek + writing →
As a theatre major-turned-writer, I had to dance a jig of joy when I found Elissa Bassist’s “Writing Lessons from Improv 101.” Much love to this piece. It’s brilliant.
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“Dreams not only do come true—sometimes their truth outdoes the dream.”
– ~Nikky Finney
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