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“Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say?”
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“When she got back from taking Cassie to school Fancy knew that she ought to be working on her wilderness romance. She had promised thirty thousand words to her editor by tomorrow, and she had only written eleven. Specifically:
His rhinoceros smelled like a poppadom: sweaty, salty, strange and strong.
Her editor would cut that line.”
― The Spell Book of Listen Taylor
His rhinoceros smelled like a poppadom: sweaty, salty, strange and strong.
Her editor would cut that line.”
― The Spell Book of Listen Taylor
“Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.”
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“Life is too short and too precious to waste it living out someone else’s values. We must find our own.”
― Imaginative Sex
― Imaginative Sex
“All writing problems are psychological problems. Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged. If you imagine the world listening, you'll never write a line. That's why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.”
― The New Writer's Handbook 2007: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft & Career
― The New Writer's Handbook 2007: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft & Career
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