Authors say....
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter. ~James Michener
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. ~Mark Twain
Be obscure clearly. ~E.B. White (one of my favs)
If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad. ~Lord Byron (Is this just for me?)
Writing is both mask and unveiling. ~E.B. White
The best style is the style you don't notice. ~Somerset Maugham
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison
Quotes: http://www.quotegarden.com/writing.html
Comments
- Corra
the victorian heroine
Thanks for sharing :)
Have a great Friday!
Love and hugs
B xx
Have a good weekend:))
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
CD
Oh, one more: If you wish to be a writer, WRITE!
Writing is both mask and unveiling. ~E.B. White
I'm thinking, it might be a good practice, whenever a piece of writing is not coming together as clearly and quickly as I'd like, to ask myself what I am masking and/or need to unveil? I just might find the solution in the answer.