Far away
While I’m writing, I’m far away; and when I come back, I’ve gone. — Pablo Neruda
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As he told her that he loved her she gazed into his eyes, wondering, as she noted the infestation of eyelash mites, the tiny deodicids burrowing into his follicles to eat the greasy sebum therein, each...
View ArticleCure for writer’s block
The only cure for writer’s block is writer’s cramp. — Inigo DeLeon
View ArticleHow to be original
No man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. — C.S. Lewis
View ArticleNo expertise
“Writers have no real area of expertise. They are merely generalists with a highly inflamed sense of punctuation.” –Lorrie Moore
View ArticleWrite every day
” You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a... (Continue reading)
View ArticleThe beautiful part of writing
“The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a... (Continue reading)
View ArticleObituaries
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I’m going to miss... (Continue reading)
View ArticleThe editor and the writer
The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer. — Steve Martin
View ArticleWhat lies beneath
Writing is like an iceberg; for every foot that shows above water there are eight below. — Raymond Chandler
View ArticleLike a kiss
I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss—you can’t do it alone. — John Cheever.
View ArticleFaith in words
She had faith in words, believing in their ability to carry inexpressible messages, trusting that what cannot be said can... (Continue reading)
View ArticleTen minutes and a writing implement
Write even when the world is chaotic. You don’t need a cigarette, silence, music, a comfortable chair, or inner peace... (Continue reading)
View ArticleThe art of the pause
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. — Mark... (Continue reading)
View ArticlePlan your words
Proper planning and preparation prevents poor performance. — Stephen Keague
View Article“A word is dead”
A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just begins to live that day. — Emily... (Continue reading)
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