Weldon Parish: Typewriters make you think about the words you choose more carefully, because you can’t erase them with the push of a button. —Shadows in the Sun, 2005. WRITING Keys to Moving Your Plot Forward | Live Write Thrive Writing a Trilogy: Essential Tips for Crafting a Three-Part Series | WritersDigest.com Using Samurai Techniques in Writing | davidjrogersftw… View Post
Javier Bardem: This is not about us. It’s about them. Mother: No! It’s not about them. It’s about you. It’s always about you. And your work. You think that’s gonna help you write? Nothing does! I rebuilt this entire house, wall to wall… You have written no word. Javier Bardem: I know! I know! I’m sorry! I can’t, I can’t write. I… View Post
Carter [In Voice Over]: Edward Perriman Cold died in May. It was a Sunday afternoon, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It’s difficult to understand the sum of a person’s life. Some people would tell you it’s measured by the ones left behind. Some believe it can be measured in faith. Some say by love. Other folks say… View Post
Madeleine: You can’t be a proper writer without a touch of madness, can you? —Quills, 2000. WRITING Ideas For How to Organize Your Research Notes | Go Teen Writers The Parts of a Story: Creating a Cohesive Whole | Now Novel Elevate Your Story – Push Your Hero Off a Cliff | WritersDigest.com Story: Great Stories are Designed to Be… View Post
Tyler Durden: You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. —Fight Club, 1999. Did you take the time to look hard at your last year? Did you reach… View Post
Ted Cole: Everything in fiction is a tool: pain, betrayal, even death. These are, you know, these are like, uh, different colors on a painter’s palette. You need to use them. —The Door In The Floor, 2004. WRITING Stripping Down My Prose: Risking the Removal of Adjectives | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® How to Start Writing a Book: Developing Rough Ideas… View Post
Clay Hammond: At some point, you have to choose between life and fiction. The two are very close, but they never actually touch. —The Words, 2012. WRITING Protecting Yourself and Others When Writing a Memoir | Live Write Thrive Setting of a Story: 3 Ways Going Outside Can Improve Your Writing | The Write Practice Go Teen Writers: Creating a… View Post
