“Rewriting is the essence of writing well: it's where the game is won or lost. The idea is hard to accept. We all have emotional equity in our first draft; we can't believe that it wasn't born perfect. But the odds are close to 100 percent that it wasn't.” WritingFirstsBelieveWellsIdeasHardGamesLostBornPerfectAcceptingEmotionalPercentEssenceOddsEquityRewritingWriting Well Author:William Zinsser
“True literature is more than just a story someone has told. It must provide the reader with the essence of the world on a moral, philosophical and emotional level.” WorldStoriesLiteratureLevelsMoralEmotionalReaderEssencePhilosophical Author:Orhan Pamuk
“Thhe essence of documentary filmmaking is how you manipulate the material to create an emotional impact, as opposed to just delivering information.” InformationEmotionalMaterialsEssenceImpactFilmmakingDocumentariesManipulateDelivering Author:Richard Ray Perez
“Dreams, in their essence, include risk. This risk could be physical danger (often true in climbing big mountains like Everest), or it could be financial (leaving a comfortable job and pouring your life savings into a business venture), or it could be emotional (like the feelings of loss and questioning that comes with losing friends and coworkers to climbing accidents).” FeelingsDreamBigsJobsLossRiskDangerEmotionalMountainComfortableLosingEssenceLeavingFinancialAccidentsSavingClimbingQuestioningVentureSavingsPouringEverestCoworkerLife SavingLosing Friends Author:Adrian Ballinger