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“There is no idea so stupid or hackneyed that a sufficiently-talented writer can't get a good story out of it.”

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Lawrence Watt-Evans, born on July 26, 1954, is a renowned Fictioneer. His works span across various genres such as fantasy, science fiction, and adventure, and have won the hearts of many readers. more

“There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rules by which the young writer may steer his course. He will often find himself steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.”

Thinking Writing May Persons Able Young Courses Stars Doors Style Keys Guides Explanation Assurance Steers Good Writing Infallible Steering Young Writers

Book:the elements of style

Source: the elements of style

“It is personalities not principles that move the age.”

Writing Age Moving Principles Personality

Book:The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

Source: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts

“I believe there are two ways of writing novels. One is mine, making a sort of musical comedy without music and ignoring real life altogether; the other is going right deep down into life and not caring a damn.”

Way Writing Believe Two Real I Believe Novel Comedy Mines Musical Caring Real Life Damn Two Ways Deep Down Not Caring Without Music

Book:Sunset at Blandings

Source: Sunset at Blandings

“Pay attention to the sound of words.”

Writing Sound Pay Attention Pay Attention

Author:David Farland

“Characterization is an accident that flows out of action and dialogue.”

Writing Action Flow Accidents Dialogue Reading And Writing Characterization

Book:Trial and Error

Source: Trial and Error

“I count it a high honor to belong to a profession in which the good men write every paragraph, every sentence, every line, as lovingly as any Addison or Steele, and do so in full regard that by tomorrow it will have been burned, or used, if at all, to line a shelf.”

Ifs Men Writing Has Beens Used Lines Tomorrow Honor Regard Sentences Profession Good Man Burned Shelves Paragraph

Author:Alexander Woollcott

“For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family. The atmosphere was so poisoned. People even in your own family could turn you in.”

People Writing Turns Survival My Family Atmosphere

Author:Gao Xingjian

“Neither Christ nor Buddha nor Socrates wrote a book, for to do so is to exchange life for a logical process.”

Writing Book Process Christ Life Changing Logical

Book:The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. III: Autobiogra

Source: The Collected Works of W.B. Yeats Vol. III: Autobiogra

“It is my contention that a really great novel is made with a knife and not a pen. A novelist must have the intestinal fortitude to cut out even the most brilliant passage so long as it doesn't advance the story.”

Writing Long Made Stories Novel Cutting Brilliant Novelists Pens Knives Passages Really Great Fortitude Contention Great Novels Intestinal Fortitude

Author:Frank Yerby

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