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"Meine Güte, hab erst ein paar Seiten gelesen und merk schon, diese absichtlich komplizierten Sätze und ich, das wird nix.
"Far behind him: the mirror glass of banks and finance and rentier towers, facades of blocky white and off-white stone in vulgar mummery of some imaged Greece, faux obsidian, hotels named, sans serif, for characters from local fables unloved by dissidents."" — Jan 14, 2025 02:57PM
"Meine Güte, hab erst ein paar Seiten gelesen und merk schon, diese absichtlich komplizierten Sätze und ich, das wird nix.
"Far behind him: the mirror glass of banks and finance and rentier towers, facades of blocky white and off-white stone in vulgar mummery of some imaged Greece, faux obsidian, hotels named, sans serif, for characters from local fables unloved by dissidents."" — Jan 14, 2025 02:57PM
“I don't believe in writers' block. Do doctors have 'doctors block?' Do plumbers have 'plumbers' block?" No. We all have days when we don't feel like working, but why do writers turn that into something so damn special by giving it a faintly romantic name.”
― AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War
― AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War
“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 and Career
― The New Writer's Handbook 2007: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft and Career
“My dear,
Find what you love and let it kill you.
Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.
Let it kill you and let it devour your remains.
For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.
~ Falsely yours”
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Find what you love and let it kill you.
Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.
Let it kill you and let it devour your remains.
For all things will kill you, both slowly and fastly, but it’s much better to be killed by a lover.
~ Falsely yours”
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“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.”
― Bird by Bird
― Bird by Bird
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