1 “I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” — Harper Lee 2 “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” ― W. Somerset Maugham 3 “Writing a book is a horrible, … Continue reading 15 Writing Tips From Famous Authors
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Writing a Novel Is An Adventure
Writing a novel is an adventure. It starts with the taming of the great living beast that is language, and then requires exploration, of the shadowy attic in your memory, and the holes in your heart, and the labyrinth in your mind... Some of the things you'll find along the way will be unpleasant. But … Continue reading Writing a Novel Is An Adventure
Is Writing a Vice or a Virtue?
When you write at your leisure, when the children are asleep or in the evenings after work, and you do it because putting words on paper improves your disposition, without caring too much how good your writing is because you don’t plan to show it to anyone anyway, all is well. But when you isolate … Continue reading Is Writing a Vice or a Virtue?



