Colson Whitehead’s Rules for Writing. How to Write Great. Colson Whitehead’s Rules for Writing. Six Tips on Writing from John Steinbeck. By Maria Popova If this is indeed the year of reading more and writing better, we’ve been right on course with David Ogilvy’s 10 no-nonsense tips, Henry Miller’s 11 commandments, and various invaluable advice from other great writers.
Now comes Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate John Steinbeck (February 27, 1902–December 20, 1968) with six tips on writing, originally set down in a 1962 letter to the actor and writer Robert Wallsten included in Steinbeck: A Life in Letters (public library) — the same magnificent volume that gave us Steinbeck’s advice on falling in love. » Open Source Blogging: Feel Free to Steal My Content. I consider that the golden rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. – Richard Stallman By Leo Babauta I get a lot of emails asking me for permission to reprint Zen Habits articles on other blogs, in newsletters, in conferences and in classrooms.
I get requests to translate certain posts, or my entire blog, into dozens of languages. I get requests to translate Zen To Done or republish it in another format. Until now, I granted limited permission, mostly for non-commercial use. F. Scott Fitzgerald on the Secret of Great Writing.