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Quote by Anne Enright

“Write whatever way you like. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else. It doesn't matter how "real" your story is, or how "made up": what matters is its necessity.”

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Anne Enright

Anne Enright is an Irish author born on October 11, 1962. Her works are known for their profound psychological insights and critical exploration of social issues. Enright has won numerous literary awards, including the Booker Prize in 2007 for her novel 'The Gathering'. more

“Beware of clichés. Not just the clichés that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichés of response as well as expression. There are clichés of observation and of thought - even of conception. Many novels, even quite a few adequately written ones, are clichés of form which conform to clichés of expectation.”

Writing Wells War Form Novel Written Expression Expectations Response Observation Conception Conform

Author:Geoff Dyer

“I loved and still love watching words flower into sentences and sentences blossom into stories.”

Writing Stills Stories Flower Sentences

Author:Jacqueline Woodson

“[Writing] is edit, edit, edit. It's almost like getting a boat ready to go to sea. You've still got a countless number of things left to fix, but you've just got to go, "O.K., everybody get on the boat. We're going, ready or not."”

Writing Stills Left Numbers Sea Ready Boat Edits

Author:Jimmy Buffett

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