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Journalist

Annie Proulx, born on August 22, 1935, is an American journalist and novelist known for her distinctive narrative style and profound portrayals of life in the American West.

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“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.”

Should Writing Different Stories Reading Teacher Creation Shapes Pages Sentences Finest

Author:Annie Proulx

“What I find to be very bad advice is the snappy little sentence, 'Write what you know.' It is the most tiresome and stupid advice that could possibly be given. If we write simply about what we know we never grow. We don't develop any facility for languages, or an interest in others, or a desire to travel and explore and face experience head-on. We just coil tighter and tighter into our boring little selves. What one should write about is what interests one.”

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Author:Annie Proulx

“But the only rhyme he could summon for 'out' was 'sauerkraut,' which lacked poetic glory. He let it go. The right line would come in time. That was the thing about poetry. It crept up through the draws and coulees of the brain.”

Writing Lines Brain Glory Draws Poetic Songwriting Rhyme Let It Go Sauerkraut

Book:That Old Ace in the Hole

Source: That Old Ace in the Hole

“Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.”

Writing Reading Teacher Finest

Author:Annie Proulx

“If you get the landscape right, the characters will step out of it, and they'll be in the right place.”

Ifs Writing Character Steps Landscape Right Place

Author:Annie Proulx

“I think it's important to leave spaces in a story for readers to fill in from their own experience.”

Thinking Writing Important Stories Space Reader

Author:Annie Proulx

About the Author

Born: August 22, 1935
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 74

Books & Sources

The Shipping NewsRelated source material

The Shipping News: A NovelRelated source material

Brokeback MountainRelated source material

Close Range: Wyoming StoriesRelated source material

That Old Ace in the HoleRelated source material

Bird CloudRelated source material

Bird Cloud: A Memoir of PlaceRelated source material

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