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Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer
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Roald Dahl84 ratings, 3.94 average rating, 18 reviews
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“Here are some of the qualities you should possess or should try to acquire if you wish to become a fiction writer:
1. You should have a lively imagination.
2. You should be able to write well. By that I mean you should be able to make a scene some alive in a readers mind. Not everybody has this ability. Its a gift, and you either have it or you don't.
3. You must have stamina. In other words, you must be able to to stick to what your doing and never give up, for hour after hour, day after day, week after week and month after month.
4. You must be a perfectionist. That means you must never be satisfied with what you have written until you have rewritten it again and again, making it as good as you possibly can.
5. You must have strong self discipline. You are working alone. No one is employing you. No one is around to give you the sack if you don't turn up for work, or to tick you off if you start slacking.
6. It helps a lot if you have a keen sense of humor. This is not essential when writing for grown-ups but for children, its vital.
7. You must have a degree of humility. The writer who thinks that his work is marvelous is heading for trouble.”
― Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer
1. You should have a lively imagination.
2. You should be able to write well. By that I mean you should be able to make a scene some alive in a readers mind. Not everybody has this ability. Its a gift, and you either have it or you don't.
3. You must have stamina. In other words, you must be able to to stick to what your doing and never give up, for hour after hour, day after day, week after week and month after month.
4. You must be a perfectionist. That means you must never be satisfied with what you have written until you have rewritten it again and again, making it as good as you possibly can.
5. You must have strong self discipline. You are working alone. No one is employing you. No one is around to give you the sack if you don't turn up for work, or to tick you off if you start slacking.
6. It helps a lot if you have a keen sense of humor. This is not essential when writing for grown-ups but for children, its vital.
7. You must have a degree of humility. The writer who thinks that his work is marvelous is heading for trouble.”
― Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer
“Non-fiction ........ doesn't interest me.
For me the pleasure of writing comes from inventing stories.
Good original plots are very hard to come by. You never know when a lovely idea is going to flit suddenly into you mind, but by golly, when it does come along, you grab it with both hands and hang on tight. the trick is to write it down at once, otherwise you'll forget it. A good plot is like a dream. If you don't write down your dream on paper the moment you wake up, the chances are you;ll forget it and it'll be gone for ever.
The story builds and expands while you are writing it. Al the best stuff comes at the desk. But you can't even start to write that story unless you have the beginnings of the plot.”
― Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer
For me the pleasure of writing comes from inventing stories.
Good original plots are very hard to come by. You never know when a lovely idea is going to flit suddenly into you mind, but by golly, when it does come along, you grab it with both hands and hang on tight. the trick is to write it down at once, otherwise you'll forget it. A good plot is like a dream. If you don't write down your dream on paper the moment you wake up, the chances are you;ll forget it and it'll be gone for ever.
The story builds and expands while you are writing it. Al the best stuff comes at the desk. But you can't even start to write that story unless you have the beginnings of the plot.”
― Lucky Break: How I Became a Writer
