March 2012
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Betsy Lerner's top 10 reasons to live with a... →
If you’re not reading literary agent Betsy Lerner’s blog, you’re missing out on a great daily read. She’ll tell you just like it is. I love her top 10 reasons to live with a writer, though I have to confess I’ve never played Bananograms. #writers
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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