May152013
“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.” Stephen King, On Writing (via nickmiller)

quotes Stephen King writing 

May142013
“The first draft of anything is shit.” Ernest Hemingway (via nevver)

(via nevver)

writing quotes Ernest Hemingwa 

April292013

Neil Gaiman: Rebloggable by request: Write People.

neil-gaiman:

Hi Mister Gaiman! I’m a young, 22 year old writer currently working on a novel that I intend to feature a strong, female lead; however, as a male, I often find myself out of my element. I was wondering if you had any suggestions—are there any books/authors you might recommend that you feel write…

writing feminism 

April222013

AMANDAPALMER.TUMBLR.COM: “Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they...

amandapalmer:

“Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings.

Things aren’t all so tangible and sayable as people would usually have us believe; most experiences are unsayable, they happen in a space that no word has ever…

writing criticism Rainer Maria Rilke 

April12013
girlcanteach: stoners: im in love with this wow I told my students when we were writing personal statements that it isn’t an insult to family to tell the truth. But also this.

girlcanteach:

stoners:

im in love with this wow

I told my students when we were writing personal statements that it isn’t an insult to family to tell the truth.

But also this.

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writing 

February212013
nevver: Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Writers

nevver:

Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Writers

comics writing 

February62013

Neil Gaiman: CALLING ALL WRITERS...

neil-gaiman:

Lots of you out there want to be better writers. The Clarion SF Workshop is the oldest and best thing of its kind: 6 Weeks of intensive writing and learning. It’s basically boot camp for beginning writers. It’s June 23-August 3rd, in two different locations. It’s taught by legendary and awesome…

writing Clarion 

February42013
rawbiredbest: bekahboo2391: Where has this been all my life!? okay so “said” is an invisible word. people don’t notice it. they notice quotes and the nouns that address who is saying it. my personal rule is to use a word other than “said” if you otherwise can’t tell the emotion that is being portrayed in speech. overuse of alternatives just makes you look like you’re trying too hard. writing is about style but, like art, you have to know some basics before delving into your novel. This. I’ve always been taught to use “said.”

rawbiredbest:

bekahboo2391:

Where has this been all my life!?

okay so

“said” is an invisible word. people don’t notice it. they notice quotes and the nouns that address who is saying it.

my personal rule is to use a word other than “said” if you otherwise can’t tell the emotion that is being portrayed in speech. overuse of alternatives just makes you look like you’re trying too hard.

writing is about style but, like art, you have to know some basics before delving into your novel.

This. I’ve always been taught to use “said.”

(via youcuntsitwithus)

writing English 

February22013

leaving-storybrooke:

Writing is hard.

writing 

January282013
“Write to write. Write because you need to write. Write to settle the rage within you. Write with an internal purpose. Write about something or someone that means so much to you, that you don’t care what others think.” Isn’t It Pretty To Think So? (Nick Miller)

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writing quotes Nick Miller Isn't It Pretty to Think So? 

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