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The last but not least > “Never forget, even your own rules are there to be broken.” #EstherFreud #writingrules #mbljr
“Don’t look back until you’ve written an entire draft, just begin each day from the last sentence you wrote.” #WillSelf
” Once the book is finished in its first draft, I read it out loud to myself. How it sounds is hugely important.” #MMorpurgo
“Record moments, fleeting impressions, overheard dialogue, your own sadnesses & bewilderments & joys.” #MMorpurgo
“Write a book you’d like to read. If you wouldn’t read it, why would anybody else?”#HilaryMantel #writingrules #mbljr – Jan 22, 2012
“You can’t give your soul to literature if you’re thinking about income tax.”#HilaryMantel #writingrules #mbljr – Jan 22, 2012
“Respect your characters, even the minor ones.” #SarahW #writingrules #mbljr– Jan 22, 2012
“Don’t overwrite. Avoid the redundant phrases, the distracting adjectives, the unnecessary adverbs.” #SarahW #writingrules
Nvr stop when you’re stuck. You may not be able to solve the problem, but turn aside & write smthg else #JeanetteW
Be honest with yourself. If you’re no good, accept it. If the work you’re doing is no good, accept it. #JeanetteW #writingrules
“Read & write lots. Learn to be self-critical & learn what criticism to accept. Don’t give up.” #IanRankin #writingrules #mbljr
“Don’t try to anticipate an “ideal reader” – there may be one, but he/she is reading someone else.” #JoyceCarolO #writingrules
“Decide when in the day (or night) it best suits you to write, and organise your life accordingly.” #AndrewMotion #writingrules
Suka nulis cerita fiksi? Jangan sampai ‘Mary Sue’ http://t.co/VgGdS1aj Singkatnya, ‘Mary Sue’ a/ karakter yg diciptakan si Penulisnya sangat sempurna, flawless, ga realistik, dsb. #mbljr #writing
Nah, kalau kebalikannya Mary Sue a/ “Anti-Sue”, misalnya karakter A itu “unspeakably ugly and incredibly pathetic loser”
“The role of the writer is not to say what we can all say but what we are unable to say.” -Anaïs Nin
“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” -E. L. Doctorow
“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature” -Hemingway
“Try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean & make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else.” -CS Lewis #writing
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say “infinitely” when you mean “very”; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” CS Lewis #mbljr #writing
“Writing is like driving after dusk. You should only see as far ahead as your high beam allows, let the rest be discovered along the way.” – Maggie Tiojakin #mbljr#writing
“Only bad writers think that their work is really good.” -Anne Enright. #mbljr#writing
“Never open a book with weather. If it’s only to create atmosphere and not a character’s reaction to the weather, you don’t want to go on too long. ” -Elmore Leonard #mbljr #writing
60 Synonyms for “Walk” http://t.co/adrIWa5Z #mbljr
Pengalaman gue, kalau udh punya cabang2 alur di kepala.. dokumen tulisan bakal gue kopi & gue tulis cabang2 itu, terus liat
mana yg plg bagus.
Kehabisan ide/ga mood itu bisa jg krn capek. Jd mending jalan-jalan dulu sebentar, hirup udara segar, atau mandi #writing
Kata seorang editor, “penulis harus bisa mengontrol mood; bukan mood yg mengontrol penulis. ” #writing #mbljr – Apr 13, 2012
Editor yg lain bilang, “nulis dua kali: pertama kali pakai hati, yang kedua kali pakai akal.” Maksudnya, pas kita nulis, nulis aja dulu. Jgn pikirin bakal ga nyambung atau apa, ikutin hati. Pas udh selesai, baru diedit pakai akal
Oh ya, seorang editor itu juga bilang kalau kita harus bisa bedain mana “nggak mood”, “malas”, dan “capek”. #writing
“Finish everything you start.” -Colm Tóibín. #mbljr #writing – Apr 13, 2012
“The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath. #mbljr #writingtip
“Work on a computer that is disconnected from the internet.” -Zadie Smith.#mbljr #writingtip
“1. Create a problem 2. Make it worse 3. Make a mistake 4. Keep the words simple 5. Have fun” – Morris Gleitzman #writingtip
Untuk menghindari jenuh krn melihat tulisan yg sdg ditulis, bikin project sampingan boleh juga kok #writing #mbljr
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