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[ellatholmes]

Writing’s a lot like cooking. Sometimes the cake won’t rise, no matter what you do, and every now and again the cake tastes better than you ever could have dreamed it would.

Neil Gaiman

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[ellatholmes]

In the broadest possible sense, writing well means to communicate clearly and interestingly and in a way that feels alive to the reader.

David Foster Wallace

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[ellatholmes]

The important thing is not what we write, but how we write, and in my opinion the modern writer must be an adventurer above all, willing to take every risk, and be prepared to flounder if need be.

James Joyce

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[ellatholmes]

When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them - then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart.

Mark Twain

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[ellatholmes]

Writers block is never solved by forcing oneself to 'write through it', because you haven't solved the problem that caused your unconscious mind to rebel against the story, so it still won't work - for you or for the reader.

Orson Scott Card

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[ellatholmes]

If you are expecting difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it.

H.G. Wells

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[ellatholmes]

Get used to criticism. People are going to not like it. Okay! You'll live. So, it's bad. Okay. You'll live! They said 'no.' You know what? Everyone gets said 'no' to a thousand times.

Jennifer Egan

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[ellatholmes]

It's important to be willing to write really badly. It won't hurt you to do that. Forget it. Let it float away and the good stuff follows.

Jennifer Egan

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