On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
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Amy paused, thinking it over very carefully, and then said: “No one ever asks about the language.”
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the easy answer isn’t always the truth.
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Beatle boots.
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Remember that the basic rule of vocabulary is use the first word that comes to your mind, if it is appropriate and colorful.
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If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.
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I don’t read in order to study the craft; I read because I like to read.
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The pressure to explain is always on, and a lot of your creative energy, it seems to me, is therefore going in the wrong direction. You find yourself constantly questioning your prose and your purpose
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Do you need someone to make you a paper badge with the word WRITER on it before you can believe you are one? God, I hope not.
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