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Quotations: Writers on Writing | Writer's Remorse
I absolutely love it when writers write (or talk about) writing. Depending on what stage a writer is in the writing process, the writer’s quotes range from the devoted, to the confused, to the alcohol-dependent, and to the ultimately creative. In this short list of some of my favorite writer’s quotations about writing, I tried to leave out the mundane quotes and instead tried to include some of the more flavorful quotations about writing and the writing process.
English 50 Exercises for Story Writers
What is a short story? As soon as someone delivers a definition, some good writer will write a story that proves the theory wrong.Kurt Vonnegut -- troubling.info
6. Be a sadist. Now matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them -- in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
Janet Fitch is the author of "White Oleander" and "Paint it Black," and she teaches writing at USC. It seems like every time I run into her at a reading, she introduces one or two or more of her students who she has encouraged to come along, people whose work she praises. This enthusiastic engagement makes her, well, nicer than many writing teachers, and that niceness might be why she's posted a list of 10 writing tips that can help almost anyone on her blog.
Janet Fitch's 10 rules for writers | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times
45 questions to spark free-writing exercises How much about your characters do you really know? Small details might seem superfluous even irrelevant to the story you intend to write, but the smallest detail informs the bigger picture.
Developing Memorable Characters:: 45 Questions to Create Backstories
Write the first 250 words of a short story, but write them in ONE SENTENCE. Make sure that the sentence is grammatically correct and punctuated correctly. This exercise is intended to increase your powers in sentence writing.
Exercises for Fiction Writers - Page 2
"You can write backwards from a great ending, forwards from a great start, or both ways from a great middle.
