A novelist writes two stories, one for himself, and one for his readers. The story he writes for himself can be as long and as loose and as saturated with details as his time and disposition allows him to make it. But the one he writes for his readers needs to be concise, compact, and … Continue reading The Joy of Cutting Your Own Words – Editing
When I am away from my desk I cannot wait to return to it and handwrite something. But when I am at my desk with a blank sheet of paper before me I stare at her as at a naked girl, and my pen freezes, and I am afraid to touch her, for fear that … Continue reading The Love Affair of the Pen and Paper (Or the Daunting Blank Page)
The landlord told her he would evict her if she did not pay the rent today. She had no money. Through the town she wandered, weeping, and rolling her long fiery locks around her finger. On a wig shop window she read: 'We buy red hair. Excellent price.' 'Should I?' Related articles Bad Habits for … Continue reading 50-Word Tales #98
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